Aston Villa News and Views

  • Submitted By: B6 With the excellent news that star striker Christian Benteke and another 6 players (Weimann, Lowton, Guzan, Westwood, Baker and Clarke) have all committed there immediate future to us for the next 3-4 years, the question on a…

  • I’m bored. The same as I usually am in the closed season weekends. I could go and sit out in the sun, but even that’s decided it’s not playing today, after it’s been blistering all week while I was at…

  • Aston Villa have played their 4th pre-season game against Wycombe and this time we didn’t tie 1-1, but instead 2-2. In the first half Aston Villa played with a relatively strong defence, with Lowton, Vlaar, Clark and Luna all playing.…

  • Mathew Lowton has signed a new deal at the club and joins a host of players that include, Wiemann, Baker, Clark, Benteke and a host of other players. Lowton was one of Lambert’s better signings last season and has impressed…

  • Picture courtesy of thinkfootball.co.uk So Christian Benteke has withdrawn his transfer request and signed a new four year contract. I’m personally happy as Larry about this, but I wonder what’s gone on? Has Spurs’ interest in Soldado made him realise…

  • This is not exactly new, but given that I’ve only just read it, it still seems a good viewpoint, hence here it is. With thanks to Ntype; Today’s news that Wayne Rooney wants out of Manchester United plays into Villa’s…

  • As Benteke returns to training this week, the squad probably won’t be too pleased with the Belgians transfer request. Sylla will be asked to re-settle Benteke at Aston Villa, and maybe even pursued the Belgian to stay at the club…

  • Christian Benteke has returned to training today and will not be fined. Many people where wondering whether or now the Belgian forward would return to training after turning in a transfer request. Benteke wanted Tottenham to complete a deal before…

  • Westwood recently signed, now it’s Irish defender Ciaran Clark who’s the next young player to sign a new contract at the club. Clark has been playing for Aston Villa’s first team for a couple of season’s now, but he has…

  • As the Benteke sage continues into it’s second week, there is another European side that has had to deal with a very similar problem like Aston Villa. Dortmund have had issues with Robert Lewandowski throughout June and earlier. Lewandowski continuously…

  • Shaun Maloney is linked with a move back to Aston Villa, the 30-year old may not be in Lambert’s age bracket, but he is a player with quality and hunger. Maloney spent 2 years at Villa Park and was sold…

  • Ashley Westwood has officially signed a new 4-year deal at the club that will see the highly-rated midfielder staying at Villa Park until 2017.  The young midfielder recently joined Aston Villa from Crewe and has seen himself being an essential…

  • Newcastle are set to bid for out-of favour forward Darren Bent. Alan Pardew has put the Aston Villa forward on top of his wishlist and is keen to re-unit with the former Charlton forward. Aston Villa are holding out for £8…

  • Yesterday was the final game in Aston Villa’s training camp in Germany. Paul Lambert’s man faced German side Bochum in which they were held to another 1-1 draw. On the bright side the team is still undefeated. It was new…

  • The transfer window has been open for some time and some Premier League teams have made moves to sign players. There is something alarming, many teams in a similar as Aston Villa have spent big this year. Many have even…

  • In the wake of Benteke’s transfer request, Lambert is keen to tie down his other important players so once Aston Villa return from their training camp in Germany, which is next week. Westwood and Clark are both set to agree…

  • Shay Given has been told by Aston Villa that he can leave the club and it’s Doncaster who is the first to move for the Irish keeper. It’s rumoured that Given is set to join Doncaster on a season-long loan…

  • The Telegraph reports that Tottenham are set to launch their opening bid for Benteke sometime next week. Andre Villas-boas is set to bid £20 million pounds for the Belgium forward. Tottenham don’t believe that the £25 million price is a realistic…

  • Aston Villa played their second pre-season friendly in their German tour. Yesterday they played against Paderborn, with Aston Villa only managing another 1-1 draw. Rick ten Voorde scored for the hosts and it was Weimann who managed to level off for…

  • Since Christian Benteke has submitted a transfer request Aston Villa will now be linked with a host of strikers. The first strikers to be linked with Aston Villa are Chelsea pair Demba Ba and Lukaku. Chelsea is linked with Benteke…