“Of course, we have the option to bring in players to improve our team in other positions, we have to be in a position to do that, but with the players we have at the moment, we can sign one or two more players. It depends on whether someone leaves,” he said. We’re tracking down some players in case we have a chance to tip them off, but I don’t need to communicate in particular about the players. “
Aston Villa are reportedly in complex talks with West Ham over the sale of Jhon Duran for £30m as the exciting youngster Lewis Orford.
The 18-year-old midfielder joined the Hammers at the age of five and made his Premier League 2 debut last year in March after playing a major role in the club’s FA Youth Cup triumph in 2022. He was also involved in the first team. The senior team, sitting on the bench, beat FCSB 3-0 in the organizational phase of the UEFA Conference League.
Orford signed a professional contract with the club ahead of the 2023/24 season and has made 20 appearances for the Premier League side, scoring four goals and providing two assists. He is a Hammers fan in his formative years and has been dubbed the “next Declan Rice”, having arrived here through West Ham’s academy before becoming one of England’s internationals.
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Aston Villa have closed the signing of Amadou Onana from Everton for a £50m deal.
The 22-year-old signed a five-year contract with Villa after agreeing non-public terms before passing a medical. Onana is the seventh arrival of the summer for Villa, who have so far spent around £130m in this window and will have reached a sales figure once Moussa Diaby completes his move to Al-Ittihad.
Douglas Luiz left for Juventus last month to set the record directly for Villa in relation to the Premier League’s benefits and sustainability rules, while Villa have already signed 3 midfielders this summer.
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“Douglas Luiz? A Brazilian who played in the Premier League, in short, nothing special,” Moggi told Twitch Juventibus. He performed adequately last season, but we will have to see if he will suffer from the differences in play with Juventus. compared to a team that finishes fourth, fifth or sixth.
“Jacob Ramsey is a great player. He grew up here, in academia. Its progress is transparent and improving. I need you to stay here with us.
“It is possible that teams will be interested in signing him, as he is a potentially very important player at Aston Villa and England. I need to keep it here 100%. “
Now, Reina has signed up for the season to make his brilliant career bigger for at least one more year. He insisted in June on his goal of continuing to play after leaving Villarreal: “It’s not easy to say goodbye to what has been, is and will be my home. Now I have to locate the position that will help me write the last chapter, feeling very prepared and motivated to do so.
Calum Chambers has sent a farewell message to Aston Villa after his time at the club.
The 29-year-old leaves after part of his two and a half seasons at Villa Park. He leaves with one year left on the deal he agreed when he signed for Arsenal in January 2022 and has played just 36 times and scored just once. He has been widely linked with a move to Cardiff City.
Chambers took to social media to express his gratitude to the Claret & Blues: “I would like to thank everyone at Aston Villa Football Club for the last few years! I wish the club all the best for the future! #UTV.
Although Unai Emery admits that Jhon Durán may be one of the most productive strikers in world football, Aston Villa are in a position to sell the striker this summer.
Signed from the Chicago Fire 18 months ago for an initial fee of £13. 75m, rising to £18m, Duran came on as a substitute striker and remains the same as Ollie Watkins reached his most productive professional form. Durán made 11 appearances in the second half of the 2022/23 campaign and, although he did not score, he stepped up and had an encouraging effect in some games.
When Duran scored his first goal for the club, in a 4-0 win over Everton in August, he was still just 19 years old. He scored what was the club’s goal of the season against Crystal Palace a month later, a strategy similar to the one he used when he hit the crossbar at Manchester City last season.
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Atalanta BC is pleased to announce the signing of footballer Nicolò Zaniolo from Galatasaray SK on loan until June 30, 2025 with a buyback option and legal liability to make the transfer permanent and secure.
Ross Barkley needs to make up for lost time at Aston Villa after joining the club on a £5m deal with Luton Town this week.
Unai Emery met Barkley personally to convince him to return to Villa Park for a moment, having played for the club with varying degrees of good fortune on loan during the 2020/21 campaign under Dean Smith. After a final season at Chelsea and a year at Nice, Barkley signed for Luton last summer following their promotion to the Premier League.
He rediscovered his form and confidence under Rob Edwards, who deployed him in a deeper midfield role than he was accustomed to during his senior career. Barkley played this role as a youngster at Everton, before being moved to a more complex midfield position following a serious injury.
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Aston Villa were one of the Premier League’s busiest clubs at the start of the summer move window after promoting 3 players and signing five more as Monchi balanced the books and tried to break into Unai Emery’s side.
The club’s president of football operations and director of football, Damian Vidagany, has worked 12-hour days at Bodymoor Heath for the past month. Douglas Luiz left for around £42m, so the club can continue to comply with the Benefits and Sustainability Rules (PSR), while Tim Iroegbunam left for Everton for a payment of up to £13m and Omari Kellyman signed for Chelsea in a valued deal. £19 million.
In a separate deal for Luiz’s move to Juventus, Villa signed Enzo Barrenechea and Samuel Iling-Junior for around £18. 5m combined, while Ian Maatsen signed from Chelsea for £37. 5m. Lewis Dobbin, the first player to sign, arrived from Everton for £9m, and Ross Barkley was the latest player to sign a £5mm contract with Luton Town.
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Chelsea have closed the signing of Omari Kellyman from Aston Villa for 19 million pounds.
Kellyman made his senior debut in the 3-0 Europa Conference League win over Hibernian earlier this season, before signing a contract extension. He then suffered a hamstring injury, before making his Premier League debut in Villa’s 4–1 defeat to Manchester City.
The 18-year-old also scored seven goals in 11 Premier League 2 appearances last season and continued to impress Unai Emery in his education at Bodymoor Heath. It is understood Villa will be transparent when it comes to profit and sustainability rules post-Douglas. Luiz’s move to Juventus and of course the promotion of an academy product for a significant amount reflects well on the balance sheet.
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Aston Villa have no interest in promoting Jacob Ramsey this summer, and Unai Emery believes the 23-year-old can one day become a vital player for club and country.
Newcastle United and Bayern Munich have been linked with the midfielder over the past six months, while Tottenham have followed up their interest by making an offer.
It is understood that once Douglas Luiz completes his €50m transfer to Juventus this week, Villa will be transparent when it comes to benefits and sustainability rules. Meanwhile, Omari Kellyman is expected to head to Chelsea for £19m after Tim Iroegbunam left for Everton for up to £13m.
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Welcome to our latest news blog on Aston Villa’s moves as the countdown to the new Premier League season continues. Unai Emery’s men continue to prepare as they prepare for the clash against West Ham United, which kicks off with a teatime match at West Ham on Saturday 17 August (17:30).
Villa have already been busy in the market, with key moves being the signing of Ian Maatsen from Chelsea for £37. 5m and the sale of Douglas Luiz to Juventus for €50m. Meanwhile, Amadou Onana arrived from Everton on a £50m contract. Moussa Diaby has left Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad.
But it is the deals that can still be finalised that will be of utmost interest to Villa fans: the ongoing search for Atletico Madrid striker Joao Felix and the long saga of Jhon Duran and his lengthy move, first to Chelsea and then to West Ham. . And now, who knows?
Then the Champions League, with Villa involved in Europe’s elite festival for the first time in over 30 years, with the organisational level draw scheduled for 29 August, and still in the background, the summer move window will see players come and go.
We’ll bring you all the latest news, gossip, rumors, and research about Villa’s move as the day progresses, as our editors do their best to separate the wheat from the chaff. . .
Feyenoord manager Brian Priske has remained tight-lipped about Lutsharel Geertruida’s possible move to Aston Villa.
Speaking after his team’s 1-1 draw against Willem II on the opening weekend of the Eredivisie, he said: “When it comes to movements, after an attack I don’t like not to talk about who goes out and who goes in. A big headache to complete the team in such a long change window and with a new coach.
Journalist Fabrizio Romano published a new update on Sunday morning, explaining that the agreement between the clubs is progressing as talks between all parties continue. It is believed that Diego Carlos’s possible move to Fulham could be part of this move.
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Aston Villa are reportedly preparing a final offer to Atletico Madrid for striker Joao Felix as the final weeks of the summer move-in window approach. Villa are keen to add attacking options to their ranks as they prepare for the new Premier League season, which will run in tandem with their Champions League campaign.
Portuguese foreigner Félix appears to be out of the sight of Diego Simeone at Atleti, who joined the Premier League for his own signings this summer in Julián Álvarez and Conor Gallagher. Félix, one of the most expensive signings of all time when he joined Atleti from Benfica in 2019 for £114 million.
He still has years left on his contract in the Spanish capital, but Atleti will suffer a really big loss under Felix, who also has interest from former club Benfica this summer. Simeone would prefer to sell the striker, who was on loan last season at Barcelona and also played in the Premier League with Chelsea.
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Villa are close to reaching an agreement with Fulham for Diego Carlos, according to Fabrizio Romano. Carlos has two years left on his contract with Villa, but it appears he will be leaving, allowing Villa to continue his activities in the remaining weeks of the window.
Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Giovani Lo Celso is reportedly available for a move ahead of the new Premier League season, a summer window in which the Argentine midfielder has been linked with a move to Aston Villa.
Lo Celso, who has been with Spurs since 2020 but spent 18 months on loan at Villarreal that time, during which time he worked under Villa manager Unai Emery, was not part of the 26-man Spurs squad that took part in their last preseason friendly. On Saturday, a 3-2 home defeat against Bayern Munich.
The 28-year-old, who has made over a hundred appearances for Spurs, made 22 Premier League appearances under Ange Postecoglou last season, but Spurs have Yves Bissouma, Pape Matar Sarr and Rodrigo Bentancur ahead of him in the pecking order. of the midfield.
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Aston Villa have reportedly rejected Fulham’s first bid for Diego Carlos but talks are continuing to reach a deal.
The Brazilian still has two years left on his Villa contract after joining the club in the summer of 2022 from Sevilla in a £26m deal. Carlos will turn 32 next summer, during which time he will also enter the final 12 months of his contract. , so Villa knows his price will depreciate after that window.
According to The Athletic, Villa have rejected Fulham’s first offer for the centre-back, who is also of interest in the Saudi Pro League. He played 38 games in all competitions last season, but is now expected to leave.
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Earlier in the week, an evolving saga involving Lucas Digne unfolded. While he first warned that the full-back was on his way to Galatasaray on loan for this season, he and his agent made sure to squash the rumour immediately.
However, those occasions have only sparked the debate about whether Unai Emery wants 3 left-backs for the new season. According to Alan Hutton, the answer is no.
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Movement around Villa Park is intensifying as the latest rumour suggests that Diego Carlos will complete his ‘early’ exit before the deadline. This will leave Unai Emery struggling to find a replacement, although it appears the club have been managing the scenes to ensure a graceful transition.
Lutsharel Geertruida is one of the names announced recently, although the Dutch foreigner joins the Champions League winner as one of two signings imaginable.
Furthermore, the former Arsenal player has joined Emguyuel Petit in suggesting the ambitious signing of Ollie Watkins to solve Mikel Arteta’s problems.
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Aston Villa still have more than 3 weeks to complete their summer signings and there is room for improvement in Unai Emery’s team.
Monchi bolstered Emery’s assets with seven new signings this summer, but Villa lost Douglas Luiz and Moussa Diaby, who contributed 14 league goals last season. Lewis Dobbin, Enzo Barrenechea, Samuel Iling-Junior, Ross Barkley, Ian Maatsen, Jaden Philogene and Amadou Onana have joined Emery’s team this summer.
Dobbin has since joined West Brom on loan, while Emery will also be patient with the arrival of Juventus Barrenechea and Iling-Junior. Maatsen and Onana will be the regular starters for the first XI next season, while Barkley and Philogene will battle for their position in the team. While Villa looks ahead to the exciting Premier League season and Champions League campaign.
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“For me, the Premier League table has an apparent order this season,” Saha told csdb. gg. “Manchester City are very comfortable and have a team that ticks all the boxes, although Arsenal played wonderful football, they probably wouldn’t. ” getting enough, while adding quality to your team.
“Liverpool have replaced their manager and he will change facets of his game that we will see, but it will take time. I think Manchester City will earn the name and Liverpool and Arsenal will be right behind. Chelsea have made too many adjustments and not doing so. I don’t have that base, it’s a massive demand for the new manager.
“Manchester United still want to show more, but if they don’t recruit more they will have to aim for fourth place. I think the four most sensible will end up being Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal and then Manchester United.
“Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool have some bases, but Manchester City have the most productive team and enjoy winning a lot. It may be surprising to talk about the departure of Kevin De Bruyne and Ederson, but they have so much quality to expect. “Those players, if Manchester City made a mistake, it would be smart for the fans.
Aston Villa remain active in the market for a move to Unai Emery’s team in the final weeks of the summer window.
Emery welcomed seven new players this summer after Villa spent around £130m, a figure that adds to what they made from player sales following the departures of Douglas Luiz and Moussa Diaby. These sales were finalized after the departure of Tim Iroegbunam and Omari Kellyman in June, while Lewis Dobbin, Ian Maatsen, Enzo Barrenechea and Samuel Iling-Junior joined them before the end of the month.
Ross Barkley’s move in early July followed the return of Jaden Philogene and the record £50m arrival of Amadou Onana from Everton. Kosta Nedeljkovic re-signed in January, but spent the second part of last season at Red Star Belgrade before joining the team. in the preseason, where he has inspired in all six friendlies so far as a right-back. Cameron Archer returned to Bodymoor Heath after Sheffield United’s relegation last season and scored 3 goals in five pre-season games.
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Aston Villa are reportedly interested in Lutsharel Geertruida in the final month of the summer move window as Unai Emery looks at his defensive options.
There are doubts about Diego Carlos’ long career at Villa given that he has two years left on his contract and there is interest from Fulham and West Ham, as well as other teams on the continent. He will turn 32 next year and Villa are in a position to move him if the right offer comes in in the final weeks of the window.
Villa will have to have a replacement if Carlos leaves and Fabrizio Romano says Geertruida is a player who goes through Monchi. The 24-year-old is reportedly valued at around £21. 5million as he has one year left on his Feyenoord contract.
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Douglas Luiz spoke to the media for the first time since Juventus from Aston Villa.
The Brazilian left Villa Park for a £42m payment, and the club needs to increase the budget to continue to comply with the Premier League’s benefits and sustainability (PSR) regulations before June 30. He spent five years at Villa after signing with Manchester City. for just £15m in the summer of 2019 after they were promoted to the most sensible flight of the championship with Dean Smith.
Luiz played a key role in Villa’s progression under Unai Emery as the club qualified for the Europa Conference League in 2022/23, before registering a total of 14 league goals as the club qualified for the Champions League last season.
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Aston Villa ended their winless streak in pre-season by beating Athletic Bilbao 3-2 at the Bescot Stadium.
Emi Buendia helped his compatriot Cameron Archer win the match when the forward ran towards the goal before rounding the goalkeeper and finding the back of the net. Villa opened the scoring through Jacob Ramsey in the fourth minute, before being caught twice either side of Jaden Philogene’s goal to repair the lead to 2-1.
Both Bilbao goals were avoidable from Villa’s point of view, especially the first. Matty Cash failed to clear his lines after a corner from Bilbao, leading to Yeray Alvarez’s goal about 20 minutes after Ramsey broke the deadlock. Gorka Guruzeta scored Bilbao’s second goal in the 72nd minute, finishing off a cross, before Archer won the friendly for Villa.
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Tyrone Mings is set to continue playing his role in Aston Villa’s immediate promotion after missing last season due to a serious knee injury.
The centre-back suffered a devastating ACL injury in the first half of Villa’s opening match against Newcastle last year, but has made wonderful strides in his rehabilitation given the nature of the setback. He has played all 25 Premier League games, one that Emery took. rate of in the 2022/23 season after arriving in November 2022.
Villa expects Mings to be available starting late next month and is expected to return to complete his education soon.
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Will the latter stages of the window see a drastic attacking move for Aston Villa?
While the club can draw a line on how far a company will go so close to the start of the new campaign, that can’t stop the media sphere from circulating wild suggestions and rumors of surprise moves.
Now, as stories continue to pile up about Romelu Lukaku’s possible arrival, an Arsenal legend has promoted the idea that his former club is making an ambitious foray for the Premier League’s biggest goal contributor. last season, Ollie Watkins.
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Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has been asked again about Aston Villa’s target move, Joao Felix, after the last pre-season friendly between the Portuguese and the Spanish team.
Simeone named Felix in his starting XI when Atletico beat Kitchee FC 6-1 in Hong Kong on Thursday and asked about the player’s scenario, which he expects to leave Madrid this summer.
“He is in the team in the same situations as his teammates and we congratulate him for his work, his effort and his performances and for what he can give in his festival with his teammates,” Simeone said. “We think about the club and the team and that’s how it will be until the day he’s with us.
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Lucas Digne’s agent Mikkel Beck has rejected claims that the left-back has agreed to sign for Galatasaray and insists he is fully focused on his contribution to Aston Villa’s upcoming season.
The 31-year-old enjoyed a wonderful crusade last season and is one of Villa’s most consistent players. He has started 27 Premier League games and has made a total of 46 appearances in all competitions.
Villa have qualified for the Champions League, a festival Digne is used to playing in. He has two years left on his contract and is of interest to many clubs this summer, including Galatasaray, but Beck denied reports that the full-back has agreed. a loan to the Turkish champions.
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Lucas Digne has denied claims that he has agreed to a contract with Galatasaray.
The Aston Villa defender has been linked with the Turkish giants this summer. Sports Digitale journalist Yağız Sabuncuoğlu claimed Galatasaray had “reached an agreement” with Digne in a message on social media platform X to his 1. 4 million followers.
He wrote: “Galatasaray have reached an agreement with Lucas Digne and have made an official offer to Aston Villa. Cenk Ergün is in negotiations with Monchi.
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Galatasaray are reportedly looking to secure a loan deal for Aston Villa full-back Lucas Digne before the end of the month.
The Frenchman has the main target of the 24-time winners of the Turkish Super Lig, as they only have a natural left defender lately and there are only a few days left before the start of the new season. Villa, on the other hand, have three high-quality options, so the hope would be that Unai Emery and company will feel susceptible to allowing one of them to leave.
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Anticipation has grown around a first formal offer from Aston Villa for Joao Felix, the first indications of which have now come from Spain.
The latest information suggests that the striker has given the green light to Villa, with Unai Emery willing to work with him. An offer will arrive soon, but one last obstacle involving Jhon Durán will have to be overcome. . .
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The potential breakdown of Jhon Duran has been a major component of Aston Villa’s move plans, so the striker stayed at the club and recently returned to training, with no club willing to pay his £40m.
West Ham were the closest, but then opted for 31-year-old Niclas Fullkrug. While he maintains interest in Duran, the move to the capital is now “complicated,” says Fabrizio Romano.
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Rumours about a loan from Aston Villa have reached Italy.
The latest rumour suggests that the club are working ‘behind the scenes’ to defeat Napoli and secure the signing of Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku. The goalscorer in 121 Premier League games at four other clubs is a star the Blues are desperate to sell as they hope to recoup most of the £97. 5m they paid three years ago.
However, if the kidnapping is successful, it could have disastrous consequences for the Napoli-based club’s Chelsea hopes of Victor Osimhen before the deadline.
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Aston Villa have reacted to the departure of Lewis Dobbin on loan.
Summer signing Dobbin joined West Brom more than a month after arriving at Villa Park from Everton for £9m. The 21-year-old striker will spend the season with the championship club.
Speaking of his transfer, Dobbin said: “I’m pleased to be here. This is the best opportunity to get minutes from the first team and show what I can do.
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Aston Villa centre-back Josh Feeney has joined Shrewsbury Town for this season.
The 19-year-old signed a long-term contract with the club last summer and will sign for academy teammate Tommi O’Reilly at New Meadow. The duo spent the second part of last season on loan at Real Union, Spain’s 3rd division.
Feeney made eight appearances for Real Union last season and started five times, while O’Reilly appeared in two appearances after suffering an injury shortly after his loan spell.
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Aston Villa striker Lewis Dobbin has joined West Bromwich Albion on a season-long loan.
The 21-year-old signed for Villa from Everton in a £9m deal in June, while former Baggies midfielder Tim Iroegbunam headed to Goodison Park as part of a separate transfer.
Dobbin, who scored his first goal for the Blues against Chelsea in December, was a regular on the Seasn Dyche sideline last season after impressing in pre-season.
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Aston Villa have less than four weeks to complete their summer signings and there is still work to do in Unai Emery’s squad, despite being one of the most active clubs in the Premier League.
So far, Villa have spent around £130m on seven signings and have recorded a figure in terms of player sales after having to comply with the Premier League’s benefits and sustainability regulations in June. Douglas Luiz’s £42m departure to Juventus has put Villa at the edge over PSR after Tim Iroegbunam left for Everton in a deal worth up to £13m and Omari Kellyman joined Chelsea for £19m.
Moussa Diaby was the second high-profile departure from Villa’s squad this summer when he joined Al-Ittihad for £50. 5million last month. These four sales mean Villa still have money to spend in the final weeks of the move window after Lewis Dobbin, Ross Barkley, Ian Maatsen, Enzo Barrenechea, Samuel Iling-Junior, Jaden Philogene and Amadou Onana joined the club at early this summer.
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Philippe Coutinho suffered a new injury just 4 games after his loan to Vasco da Gama from Aston Villa.
After all, a long saga of moves saw Villa, the Brazilian and his boyhood club agree to terms on a year-long loan deal last summer. The deal went through several phases, it was reported that it could have simply been a permanent contract. agreement or that his contract in the West Midlands might even have been terminated.
His transition was and Coutinho generated a lot of expectation since, at 32 years old, he returned to the team that gave him his first opportunity in football. However, this new blow threatened to derail progress at an early stage.
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Aston Villa will find out which groups they will face in the Champions League stage in the draw on Thursday 29 August.
Unai Emery qualified for UEFA’s elite men’s club festival by finishing fourth last season, ahead of Tottenham. They are guaranteed to play 8 matches in the championship phase.
For the other 8 warring sides, the groups will first be distributed into 4 seeding hats. Each team will face two conflicting parties from each of those pots, betting one adjustment against one team from each, one pot at home and one away.
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Diego Simeone has remained discreet about Joao Félix’s future in an Atlético de Madrid press conference in Hong Kong.
The Portuguese striker, who is considered Unai Emery’s priority target in the final month of the summer window, has been included in Atletico’s pre-season squad after scoring in a friendly against Getafe last weekend.
Speaking about Félix’s future, Simeone said: “He played well for the forty-five minutes he played against Getafe. He is an Atlético de Madrid player and while he is here we are going to like him for the way he works, simply as we do with all players. other members of the team.
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Atletico Madrid have reportedly reached an agreement with Manchester City for the transfer of Julian Alvarez, but the move will come with Aston Villa’s target Joao Felix.
Earlier reports this week claimed that Atletico had offered the Premier League champions the chance to sign Felix as part of a deal for Alvarez. The Daily Mail reported that City had won a loan offered to the Portuguese with an option to buy and money.
However, it has been reported that an agreement has been reached between the two clubs for up to £82 million. Alvarez will be Atletico’s third signing in the summer after the arrivals of Robin Le Normand from Real Sociedad and Alexander Sorloth from Villarreal.
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