Aston Villa face Fenerbahce with left-back options stretched
Vitória Guimarães politician Belmiro Pinto dos Santos fears a 17% stake transfer to V Sports will favour Aston Villa's owners and turn the club into a 'mere shell club'.
Newcastle could welcome Anthony Elanga, Bazoumana Toure and Jacob Ramsey back against Villa, while Ewen Jaouen and Valentino Livramento are out. Eddie Howe's side have no suspensions before Saturday's clash.
Villa were reported to have checked on Rennes striker Esteban Lepaul, Ligue 1's joint-top scorer last season, but face Premier League competition and no bid has been made.
Villa's 2-2 draw with Brentford raised concerns over errors, midfield balance and game management, with Unai Emery's side 16th after one win in six Premier League matches.
Villa should keep Tyrone Mings in defence against Fenerbahce to handle Vedat Muriqi or Romelu Lukaku, with Aaron Wan-Bissaka tipped to curb Mason Greenwood on the counter.
With Matteo Ruggeri and Ian Maatsen unavailable, Villa may use Aaron Wan-Bissaka at left-back, which could allow Matty Cash or Lamare Bogarde to feature at right-back, or switch Tyrone Mings wide against Fenerbahce.
Unai Emery urged Villa to make Villa Park a 'fortress' against Fenerbahce after three home games without a win, with Matteo Ruggeri out for more than a month and Ian Maatsen still sidelined.
Unai Emery said Matteo Ruggeri will be out for more than a month ahead of Fenerbahce, while Ian Maatsen nears a return and Leon Goretzka is back in the squad.
Villa loanee Samuel Iling-Junior earned praise after Bolton's 3-1 win at Wolves, completing 95% of his passes and producing one of his best displays of the season.
