Man City closing in on £100m Grealish deal
Manchester City are closing in on the £100m signing of Aston Villa skipper Jack Grealish. A deal could be concluded in time for the England midfielder to play in the [readmore]
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Aston Villa make £25m bid for Smith Rowe
Aston Villa have made an offer in the region of £25m for Arsenal starlet Emile Smith Rowe. And Real Madrid are also considering trying to exploit Arsenal’s interest in Martin [readmore]
Aston Villa bid to host Chelsea, City Champions League final
Aston Villa have approached the FA and UEFA to offer Villa Park as the venue for the Champions League final and avoid the need for around 8,000 English fans to [readmore]
Watkins strike sinks Gunners
Ollie Watkins’ second-minute goal proved the winner as Aston Villa’s 1-0 victory condemned Arsenal to a second league defeat in five days. Watkins made the most of some lax defending [readmore]
Chelsea’s Barkley joins Aston Villa
Chelsea midfielder Ross Barkley has joined Aston Villa on loan for the season as Frank Lampard seeks to trim his bloated squad ahead of the close of the transfer window [readmore]
Lampard open to Loftus-Cheek Villa loan exit
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard knows Ruben Loftus-Cheek needs to play games this season, either out on loan or in his team. The 24-year-old has battled his way back from an [readmore]
Eniola Aluko named Villa Women sporting director
Aston Villa Women have appointed former England forward Eniola Aluko as their first sporting director. The 32-year-old, who retired as a player last week after spells at Birmingham City, Chelsea [readmore]
Drinkwater joins Aston Villa on loan
Aston Villa have this afternoon confirmed the loan signing of out-of-favour Chelsea man Danny Drinkwater. 29-year-old midfielder Drinkwater has been on Chelsea’s books since the summer of 2017, when he [readmore]
Aston Villa sign Trezeguet
Aston Villa announces the signing of Mahmoud Hassan for an undisclosed fee, subject to a work visa and international clearance. Known as Trezeguet, the winger moves to Villa Park from [readmore]
John Terry to become Newcastle coach
The Chelsea legend and Aston Villa assistant chief trails only 5/2 tip Mikel Arteta, the Manchester City No 2, in the race to succeed Rafa Benitez. Terry’s odds have tumbled [readmore]