A round-up of all the latest Aston Villa news including Emi Buendia’s message to fans as the club bid for England international.
Aston Villa rumours: Unai Emery wants Kalvin Phillips
Emery has not had a moment to rest in the transfer market. After achieving Champions League football, the Spaniard has set about to reshape his squad ahead of the upcoming campaign.
This has seen Villa bring in multiple faces while also letting go of big stars such as Douglas Luiz and Moussa Diaby.
However, the Birmingham outfit are yet to show any signs of slowing down. Now, Villa have been linked with a move for Manchester City’s Kalvin Phillips.
The midfielder has struggled over the past season and spent the latter half on loan to West Ham. It is believed that the Villians are looking to secure a loan deal for the England international with a bid already submitted.
You can read more on Phillips’ deal to Villa here.
Emi Buendia sents a message to Aston Villa fans after injury comeback
One of the biggest positives to come from the summer break is that it has given many players at the club time to recover from their injuries.
Villa had multiple first-team players out with long-term issues throughout the 2023/24 campaign which caused multiple issues for Emery.
One of the most important players was Emi Buendia who missed the entire season due to an ACL injury.
However, against Columbus Crew, the Argentine made his first appearance since his long-term absence.
As a result, he took to Instagram after the game to express his relief. He said: ‘Everything passes, everything comes’.
You can read how the Villa squad reacted to Bunedia’s message here.
Christian Benteke spotted with Aston Villa star
One man who is loved by many of the Villa Park faithful is Christian Benteke. The striker was fantastic during his spell at the Birmingham outfit with his goals helping to keep the club in the Premier League and send them to an FA Cup final in 2015.
Now in the twilight of his career, he is making his trade in the MLS for DC United.
With Villa on tour in the USA, this gave the striker a chance to catch up with some of his former teammates including Youri Tielemans who he played international football alongside.
The two Belgians then had a photo together exchanging shirts which prompted Morgan Rogers to reply with: ‘what a player’, whilst Benteke added ‘Nice to see you, bro’.
You can read more about Benteke and Tielemans in the USA here.
