Aston Villa
Imagine him and Mings: Lange must win race for £15m colossus with shades of Varane – opinion
According to reports, Aston Villa will try again in the January transfer window to sign Strasbourg defender Mohamed Simakan. What’s the word? Reports back in the summer suggested that Villa’s fellow Premier League side Burnley were keen on putting together a £15m...read more »
‘Scored lots of goals’ – Gregg Evans claims rarely-seen AVFC teen is ‘similar’ to Dele Alli
Teenage Aston Villa midfielder Jacob Ramsey was the main focus of the most recent edition of The Next Big Thing podcast from The Athletic, which looks at some of the most exciting talents in the Premier League. After spending some time...read more »
AVFC missed out on 6 ft 6 monster with an “unbelievable shot”, he bullied Luiz in 2020 – opinion
Aston Villa may have missed a trick by not signing Bournemouth powerhouse Philip Billing in the summer transfer window. What was the story? Goal reported back in the summer that whilst Villa had discussed the possibility of doing a deal with Liverpool...read more »
‘Leeds fans absolutely hate him’, ‘He earns the right to go down’ – Journalist lauds AVFC man
Leeds United journalist Jon Mackenzie has been sharing his praise for Aston Villa club captain Jack Grealish. This comes after Mackenzie recently made a guest appearance on the Birmingham Mail’s Claret & Blue Podcast to reflect on Villa’s 3-0 defeat to...read more »
Dean Smith’s worst nightmare: AVFC dodged a huge blunder with “special” £100k-p/w star – opinion
Aston Villa swerved a potentially catastrophic transfer blunder in the summer by not signing Gonzalo Higuain. What was the story? Reports from Italy claimed that Villa, along with fellow Premier League side West Ham, were both interested in luring him away from...read more »
Villa had a lucky escape with “enormously talented” flop, he’s far worse than Samatta – opinion
Aston Villa dodged a major bullet in the summer transfer window by not signing Leicester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho. What was the story? A report from All Nigeria Soccer back in late July suggested that both Villa and newly-promoted West Brom had...read more »
‘Difficult for him probably to take’ – Journalist issues ‘brutally honest’ verdict on AVFC star
Aston Villa journalist Gregg Evans has been sharing some criticism of Villa striker Ollie Watkins. This comes after Evans recently made an appearance on The Athletic’s Villa-themed podcast 1874, where he reflected on the club’s 3-0 defeat to Leeds United on...read more »
‘Seriously made me eat humble pie’ – £9m-rated man’s tweet had lots of Leeds fans talking
A lot of Leeds United fans have flocked to a post from Patrick Bamford after he scored a hat-trick in the Whites’ 3-0 win over Aston Villa. After the game, Bamford put this tweet out on the weekend praising the team’s...read more »
Time’s up: Dean Smith must make ruthless call on Villa dynamo who made just 7 passes – opinion
Well, it was going to end at some point Aston Villa fans. Dean Smith’s side had enjoyed an incredible start to the Premier League season, racking up four wins from four and blowing teams away. But a home clash against Leeds...read more »
‘I felt sorry for him’ – Pundit praises ‘outstanding’ Aston Villa star after defeat to Leeds
Former Premier League striker Noel Whelan expressed sympathy for Aston Villa defender Matty Cash after his team’s 3-0 defeat to Leeds last night. Tough night for Cash Dean Smith’s side were on the wrong side of the scoreline for the first time...read more »