Aston Villa travel to Germany to play Borussia Mönchengladbach in their next pre-season friendly on Saturday.Aston Villa F.C. arrive needing steadiness after losing four of their last seven matches.

Aston Villa have ended their interest Barcelona's Roony Bardghji, after he picked up a serious injury in training.

Prit: Aston Villa needed to address weaknesses in the defence last season. We have now lost Digne, have no back-up for Cash and the one player that held the defence together was Konsa. Not only do we need to keep hold of him, we need a solid centre-back next to him - so absolutely no, we cannot afford to lose Konsa. At any cost.

Aston Villa may have lost the Uefa Super Cup 2-1 to Paris St-Germain in Salzburg on Wednesday but the striker made an impressive impact after finally getting the chance to showcase his talent. With Ollie Watkins rested after World Cup duty and Tammy Abraham left on the bench,

Ajax should turn their attention to Aston Villa’s Lamare Bogarde this summer if they cannot sign Lutsharel Geertruida.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia opened the scoring for the Champions League winners in the 20th minute with a blasted strike past Marco Bizot in the Villa goal. But Europa League holders Villa’s 17-year-old striker Brian Madjo levelled the scores just before the half-time break.

Aston Villa continue to show an interest in Joao Palhinha at Bayern Munich. The Villans remain in the market for a defensive-minded midfielder moving deeper into the summer window

Alejandro Garnacho has joined Aston Villa, leaving Manchester United to rebuild his confidence. He expressed excitement about the club's project and working with manager Unai Emery, who he says made him feel valued and confident about the move.