Arsenal target Morgan Rogers as Villa set huge price
Villa submit €9m bid to Flamengo for right-back Emerson Royal. The 27-year-old ex-Spurs defender has 21 games this season and a contract to 2028. Flamengo weigh sporting and financial factors before deciding.
Leeds and Aston Villa are linked with a World Cup star for a cut-price deal, with a race leader named. Details remain scarce.
Villa set Rogers price well above £100m amid UEFA cost controls. Emery eyes wide men like Harry Wilson, Harvey Barnes, Gabriel Martinelli. Juve eye Emi Martinez, Tielemans and Konsa contract issues loom.
Juventus want Emi Martinez but consider Villa’s €10m plus add-ons fee and €5m wages too high. The 33-year-old is open to Serie A, yet Juve lack Champions League income and may walk away.
Argentina beat Austria 2-0, and Emi Martinez earned praise for a key save from Marcel Sabitzer’s free-kick. Ratings ranged 6.5 to 7 as the Villa keeper was ‘flawless when called upon’.
Villa schedule first South East Asia tour: Indonesian All Stars in Jakarta on 1 Aug, BG Pathum Thani on 4 Aug, Bayern Munich in Hong Kong on 7 Aug. Trophy showcase and scouting also planned.
Ross Barkley trains at Taormina’s Stadio Valerio Bacigalupo during holiday, praising the ‘warm welcome’. The 32-year-old had 3 goals and 1 assist in 23 games last season, contract to 2027.
Villa’s V Sports link with FC Annecy set to send Mohamed Kone, Kadan Young and Zepiqueno Redmond on loan, following Triston Rowe’s successful spell. Moves aim to secure senior minutes in Ligue 2.
Villa retain hope for Pedro Gonçalves after a prior €40m bid failed, but Milan’s Ruben Amorim wants him too. Sporting want €30m-€35m, with Milan’s finances uncertain, keeping Villa in the race.
Arsenal plan a move for Morgan Rogers, Villa’s primary target resister. Villa do not want to sell, with a fee touted up to £100m. Chelsea also admire the 23-year-old, who signed a six-year deal in 2024.
