Aston Villa team news and Rogers interest
Villa chase Champions League with six games left. Emery tipped to start a Bologna standout as the ‘new Rogers’ against Sunderland.
Villa plan a move for Sassuolo defender Tarik Muharemovic worth around £22m, aiming to beat Inter Milan to his signing this summer.
Juventus join Aston Villa and Inter in the race for Lens centre-back Samson Baidoo after a standout Ligue 1 season, with a price rising towards €25m.
Onana has impressed alongside Tielemans and Kamara, is tied to Villa until 2029 on about £140k a week, and is attracting Manchester United interest ahead of the summer window.
Villa are preparing a serious bid for Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones after talks stalled over a new deal.
Bayern join Chelsea and Man Utd in chasing Villa forward Morgan Rogers. Villa also eye Liverpool’s Curtis Jones, who could leave. Rumours round-up includes Real Madrid and others.
Villa are ‘hot on the heels’ of Bournemouth’s Marcos Senesi, set to leave on a free, though Juventus may pull out as Luciano Spalletti ‘doesn’t see him as a top player’.
Villa and West Brom avoided signing Michael Obafemi, once a £10m Southampton prospect, whose impact dipped after moves to Swansea and Burnley under Kompany.
Villa aim to cement top five after a 7-1 Bologna aggregate. Kamara out, Alysson a doubt. Predicted XI 4-2-3-1 with Martinez, Maatsen, Torres, Konsa, Cash; Onana, Tielemans; McGinn, Rogers, Sancho; Watkins.
Live blog notes Liverpool team news for Everton. For Villa fans, the table shows Aston Villa 4th on 55 points after 32 games.
Villa are monitoring Bayern prospect Noel Aseko, impressing on loan at Hannover 96. Roma and Frankfurt have moved, with a £8.7-10.4m fee suggested and a 2028 contract at Bayern.
