According to an article in the Burton Mail, Burton Albion midfielder Jackson Irvine is wanted by a host of Championship clubs this summer. It is understood that Aston Villa, Woverhampton Wanderers, Sheffield Wednesday, Fulham, and Derby County are all after the Australian’s signature. Albion’s star man, who was the Brewer’s top scorer last season with […]
According to a report in the Daily Mail, Aston Villa left-back Jordan Amavi is wanted by Serie A side Sampdoria. The France U21 international is surplus to requirements at Villa Park as Steve Bruce is looking to sell players in order to raise funds to strengthen other positions in his squad. Amavi joined Villa for […]
According to a report in the Birmingham Mail, Aston Villa and local rivals West Brom are two clubs who are believed to be chasing Barnsley captain Marc Roberts this summer. The 26-year-old defender was highly impressive last season as the Tykes held their own in their season back in the second tier of English football. […]
According to the Birmingham Mail, Aston Villa will be carefully monitoring the process of two mega-money transfer moves this summer as they could both have an effect on the club. Real Madrid continue to be linked with United’s David De Gea, and if he were to move back to Spain, United would be forced to […]
According to a report in the Birmingham Mail, Aston Villa right-back Ritchie De Laet, has confirmed that he is on course to be fit for Villa pre-season training, after having missed nearly all of last season through a very bad injury. The 28-year-old defender was signed by ex-Villa manager Roberto Di Matteo last summer, but […]
According to a report in the Birmingham Mail, former Aston Villa flop Yacouba Sylla could soon be making a return to the Premier League, more than three years after his last appearance in the top flight of English football. The Mali international has spent the season on loan at Montpellier from Rennes, making 20 appearances, […]
According to a report in the Birmingham Mail, Aston Villa are interested in signing Hull’s Ahmed Elmohamady. The Egyptian international just been relegated from the Premier League and, as a result, he will be playing his football in the same league as Villa next season. However, if the reports are to be believed, he will playing with […]
According to the Birmingham Mail, Villa are set for a major clear out this summer, with as many as 10 players potentially leaving during the transfer window. It comes as Keith Wyness, Villa’s chief executive, has revealed that Villa have 64 players on professional contracts. This astonishing figure includes the 33 first team squad players […]
According to a report in the Birmingham Mail, Aston Villa have missed on a hefty windfall of cash following Middlesbrough’s relegation from the Premier League. Villa would have received a substantial sum of money if former Villa players Gested and Traore had helped to keep Boro in the top-flight of English football. Add-ons had been […]
According to a report in the Birmingham Mail, Aston Villa have left the door open for Samba to return to pre-season training, but they have not yet offered him a contract. The former Congolese international, who is now a free agent, trained with Bruce’s squad for the last 3 months of the season in an attempt […]
According to a report in the Mirror, Villa manager Steve Bruce will have to plot Villa’s Premier League promotion push with just a £1 million budget. Bruce learned the details of his summer funds during a meeting with the club’s hierarchy on Thursday. It looks like the money that has been set aside is for loan fees only, […]
According to the Birmingham Mail, reports in France have suggested that Villa defender Jordan Amavi is attracting interest from clubs on the continent and, as a result, he is considering a move away from Villa Park in the summer. Amavi was linked with a move to Marseille in January, while it is reported that Italian giants […]