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Maturity, desire and positive adaptation progress, new Villa recruit shows encouraging early promise

When Aston Villa confirmed the signing of Kosta Nedeljkovic in January, there was a sense of hope that we’d landed a long-term solution at right-back….

Five talking points as Villa wrap up USA pre-season tour with defeat to Club América

Aston Villa ended our pre-season tour of the USA in Chicago on Saturday night, and much like how it started and went in the middle,…

Villa player ratings vs Club America: Quintet show positive signs as tour ends with defeat

Aston Villa fell to a 1-0 defeat to Club América in the final game of our pre-season tour in the USA this summer, with Illian…

Double fitness boost among most important positives in Villa pre-season so far

While results on our USA pre-season tour haven’t been ideal thus far, Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has had two stand-out positives to take from…

Why Villa should move duo on to set up fascinating home stretch of transfer window

While the expectation remains that Aston Villa will do further transfer business this summer, it appears as though we’ve hit a lull in our activity….

Promising signs from Villa summer signing as he adapts to crucial Emery role

Aston Villa opted to spend big on Amadou Onana this summer, and the early signs from the Belgian midfielder are certainly promising as he adapts…

Five talking points as Villa suffer pre-season defeat to RB Leipzig but positives emerge

Aston Villa suffered a 2-0 defeat to RB Leipzig in our latest pre-season outing, but Unai Emery was right to be positive despite the results…

Villa player ratings vs RB Leipzig: Summer signing impresses, key boost in defeat

Aston Villa fell to a 2-0 defeat to RB Leipzig in our pre-season encounter on Wednesday night, as our preparations for the new campaign continue…

Crucial boost hoped for as key Villa figure eyes return after injury layoff

Aston Villa face RB Leipzig in our next pre-season outing on Wednesday night, and Unai Emery will hopefully receive a major fitness boost through the…

How Villa midfield is evolving to implement Emery’s principles and vision

While our transfer business this summer is seemingly far from done, the Aston Villa midfield is starting to evolve into Unai Emery’s vision to suit…