Aston Villa have confirmed that Stiliyan Petrov will join the first-team for pre-season and he will also travel with the team to Austria when they leave to spend time at a training camp. Twitter: We can confirm @StanPetrov19 will join the first team for pre-season. #AVFC https://t.co/CcwlLjInOF (@AVFCOfficial) Twitter: We can also confirm that @StanPetrov19 […]
Celtic have made an enquiry to Aston Villa regarding the availability of forward Scott Sinclair, but, contrary to some less-then-reputable reports, they are yet to make a bid to sign him. According to Gregg Evans of the Birmingham Mail, new Hoops boss Brendan Rodgers is a fan of the 27-year-old having worked with him at […]
Aston Villa defender Jose Angel Crespo is a transfer target for Greek side PAOK, according to Gregg Evans of The Birmingham Mail. The 29-year-old arrived at Villa Park last summer for a fee of around £500,000 but only managed to make one first team appearance when he played in the 1-0 loss at home to […]
Aston Villa have announced, via their official website , the signing of former Bournemouth captain Tommy Elphick on a three-year contract. Although the fee for the defender was undisclosed, the BBC report that Villa paid roughly £3million to take him from the South Coast club. The centre-half joined the Cherries from Brighton in 2012 and […]
The soon-to-be chief executive of Aston Villa Football Club, Keith Wyness, has told reporters that the club’s new owner Tony Xia is in discussions to purchase football clubs across the globe as he looks to replicate the model of Manchester City’s Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Khaldoon Al Mubarak. The duo set up the […]
Aston Villa and Newcastle United are both interested in signing Jose Manuel García Naranjo, commonly known as Naranjo, from Gimnastic de Tarragona, according to a report from Jose Manuel Aleman of Spanish publication Cadena Ser. The 21-year-old scored 15 times in the Segunda Division last season and looks to have caught they eye of scouts […]
New Aston Villa manager Roberto Di Matteo has outlined his plans for the summer as he looks to put together a squad that is capable of getting the club promoted at the first time of asking following their horrendous 2015/16 season that saw them relegated from the Premier League. The Italian knows the Championship well […]
Aston Villa are interested in signing Bournemouth defender Tommy Elphick, according to a report in the Birmingham Mail, but the Cherries are unwilling to sell him. The 28-year-old is apparently a target for the Midlands club, but Eddie Howe is keen to keep his squad together as they prepare for a second season in the […]
Roberto Di Matteo is hoping to bring striker Patrick Bamford to Villa Park, according to a report in the Daily Mirror. The Chelsea striker spent last season out on loan, firstly at Crystal Palace and then at Norwich City. The 22-year-old didn’t really succeed at either club and it’s unlikely that any Premier League side […]
Incoming Aston Villa owner Tony Xia says there is no reason why he would fail the Football League’s Director’s Test, which is the safety net the league put in place to prevent people with major character concerns from purchasing clubs. It was reported a few days ago that there were concerns about Xia’s takeover of […]
Aston Villa and Republic of Ireland defender Ciaran Clark is a transfer target for West Brom, according to a report in the Express and Star. The 26-year-old was actually a target for Albion last summer but he decided to extend his contract with Villa, signing a five-year extension, although, with the club now relegated to […]
Former Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood has told Beinsports.com that he would be open to returning to the club as their next manager. Villa sacked Sherwood back in October 2015 after a difficult start and hired Frenchman Remi Garde to try and keep the club in the Premier League. He was unable to do that and […]