Aston Villa are on Commonwealth of australia's Gilt Coast for pre-flavor with the commencement game of the bout confronting Leeds less than a calendar week away. The countdown is also on for Sabbatum August vi when Aston Villa visit Bournemouth in their new Premier League campaign.

Boss Steven Gerrard looks set to have a new-wait side ready for the curtain raiser after beingness very agile early on in the transfer window. Boubacar Kamara signed as a free transfer from Marseille just afterward the end of last flavour and has since been joined by Sevilla centre-back Diego Carlos, while Philippe Coutinho and Robin Olsen have fabricated their loan moves permanent.

The guild have besides confirmed they take reached an agreement with Sevilla FC for the season-long loan of Ludwig Augustinsson, who has begun the process of obtaining a piece of work permit.

Augustinsson has been capped 46 times by Sweden and played both Champions League and Europa League football for Sevilla concluding term and is on his manner later on Villa sold Matt Targett to Newcastle for £15million later on his successful loan. Mirror Sport takes a look at the latest Villa transfer news and rumours.

Barca chase Villa starlet

Aston Villa starlet Carney Chukwuemeka is reportedly attracting "serious interest'' from Barcelona this summertime.

Football transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano reported on Monday evening that the Spanish giants hold a "serious involvement" in the Villa starlet. It was stated that he is viewed by the Catalan social club as a actor with "huge potential" that would be bachelor for a "preparation compensation" as early as January, if he doesn't sign a new deal at Villa.

The 18-year-former made 12 league appearances last term after beingness given his senior debut towards the end of the 2020/21 flavor having been a talismanic effigy for Villa's FA Youth Loving cup-winning side.

His success continued this summer as the midfielder was one of three Villa youngsters that helped steer England to glory in the U19 Euros . However, with his contract entering its terminal 12 months, the teenager is the subject of intense transfer speculation.

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Porto make demands

FC Porto will but sell coveted midfielder Otavio if his buy-out clause is met.

Portugal international Otavio has been linked with a transfer to the Premier League, and Villa are reportedly amidst his suitors with Gerrard subsequently a new midfielder and frontwards before September 1.

Otavio - who recorded three goals and 11 assists equally Porto clinched the Primeira Liga championship terminal term - is said to be among Villa's targets just competition for the 27-year-old is fierce later on Leeds saw a bid rejected earlier in the transfer window.

Porto president Pinto Da Costa has said : "Whoever wants a Porto thespian at present knows they take to pay the clause in cash."

According to reports , Otavio's €40m (£34m) buyout clause expires on Friday on July 15, when it volition rise to €60m (£51m). Otavio has 3 years remaining on his Porto contract.

Gerrard agrees double loan transfer

Villa have confirmed that two university youngsters volition send next season in League One.

Goalkeeper Viljami Sinisalo and midfielder Finn Azaz volition spend the upcoming entrada in the third tier after being role of Villa 's first team squad at the start of pre-season. Sinisalo is heading to Burton Albion, while Azaz will join upwards with Plymouth Argyle.

Both players featured as Gerrard 's side got their pre-flavor entrada underway at the weekend against Walsall. Azaz was composed in midfield earlier being one of 10 changes at half-time, while Sinisalo played the full ninety minutes and kept a make clean sheet in goal in the four-0 win.

Azaz, 22, excelled while out on loan with Newport last term, picking up the League Two Young player of the Season award, too as being named in the Team of the Flavor. Villa take confirmed the midfielder has signed a fresh contract ahead of his loan to Plymouth, where he volition hope to relish similar success as he makes the step up to League One.

The Finnish goalkeeper was first linked with a move to the Brewers last calendar week and was claimed to be nearing a loan switch after signing a fresh contract. Nonetheless, the temporary switch for Azaz, who spent last season with Newport Canton in League Two, had not previously been reported

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