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Along with young striker Brian Madjo and fellow defender Modou Cisse, Harwood-Bellis was left out for Europe by Emery as the head coach failed to find room.
It has happened before, with Donyell Malen and Andres Garcia last season – Malen eventually left for Roma last January as he looked for more playing time and responsibility.
Emery is banking on the flexibility of Lamare Bogarde and Boubacar Kamara to fill
A late Igor Jesus winner meant Oliver Glasner is now unbeaten in his eight games against Emery and, after a first win as Forest boss, he will view this as one of the sweetest.
Liam Delap scored just 45 seconds after the restart and, while Alysson levelled for Villa with his first goal in English football, the visitors were deserved winners.
Jesus pounced ahead of Aaron Wan-Bissaka with two
Aston Villa have completed the signings of Senegal winger Ibrahim Mbaye from Paris St-Germain and English centre-back Taylor Harwood-Bellis from Southampton.
Mbaye, 18, arrives from Paris St-Germain for a fee of 55m euros (£47m), while Villa could pay up to £29m for Harwood-Bellis.
Villa have paid an initial fee of £25m – with £4m in potential add-ons – for the 24-year-old defender after seeing two previous bids rejected.
Mbaye scored
Zion Suzuki: A debut for the £30m goalkeeper from Parma who had no chance with the opening goal. He misjudged his first corner but his distribution caught the eye and will be useful this season. 7
Matty Cash: His usual solid display and got the better of Christos Tzolis, who was replaced at the break. 6
Pau Torres: Helped keep Arsenal at bay until they broke the deadlock in the
Ollie Watkins says he never imagined or intended his Aston Villa career to “end this way” after completing his £51m move to Al-Hilal.
The 30-year-old striker, Villa’s record Premier League scorer with 91 goals, joins the Saudi Pro League side on a three-year deal.
The England international made himself unavailable for Villa’s Premier League opener against Brighton last weekend, which Unai Emery said Watkins apologised for.
“Firstly, I would
On the surface, Jackson’s numbers at Bayern Munich last season compare favourably with those of Watkins at Villa.
The Senegal forward scored 11 goals and provided three assists in 1,320 minutes across all competitions, averaging 1.0 goal involvements per 90 minutes. Watkins recorded 21 goals and five assists in 3,837 minutes, an average of 0.6 per 90.
Jackson also generated more attacking opportunities. He averaged 3.8 shots per 90 compared
Aston Villa have reached a verbal agreement to sign Ibrahim Mbaye from PSG; the Senegal international is a long-term target for Villa and wanted a move to a club where he would play regularly; Mbaye scored three goals and added two assists in 24 Ligue 1 appearances last season
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Villa have agreed a deal for Jackson and are trying to ensure the Senegal striker is registered for Monday’s visit of Arsenal.
Watkins is the latest experienced player to leave Villa this summer and Emery urged supporters to back the club’s strategy despite the loss of several key figures in their successful 2025-26 season.
“We took decisions because it’s good for the club,” Emery said.
“Of course, we don’t
Chelsea have agreed a deal worth £7.5m with Aston Villa to sign Emi Martinez.
Sky Sports News reported Chelsea were considering a late move for Martinez after current No 1 Robert Sanchez came under criticism after his error in Monday’s win at Fulham.
Martinez has needed to find a new club after Villa signed Zion Suzuki from Parma for nearly £30m.
He was the subject of interest from Juventus but
