midfielder Mateo Kovacic is attracting strong interest from Aston Villa, West Ham United as the January transfer window is approaching, according to the Caughtoffside. The Croatian international, who joined City from in 2023 has struggled to secure consistent minutes under Pep Guardiola after injuries disrupted his first full season at the Etihad.

Aston Villa are closing in on a full agreement with one of their most important players, who was targeted by Everton over the summer transfer window.

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery said his side must be more clinical from the penalty spot after a shock Europa League loss to Dutch minnows Go Ahead Eagles.

Aston Villa could not escape the colours red and yellow. They were everywhere. Go Ahead Eagles flags on shops, pubs, restaurants, walls and houses across the city. Red and yellow luminous lights brightened subways and tunnels, while flares of the same shades were thrown into the streets of the city centre.

Unai Emery speaking after Aston Villa's Europa League defeat at the hands of Go Ahead Eagles: "This showed us how difficult it is to play away in Europe. Even dominating chances, we conceded mistakes,

Chelsea are interested in Strasbourg’s Guela Doue, but face competition from Premier League rivals Aston Villa according to reports.The Blues were active in the summer and made six first team

Israeli soccer club Maccabi Tel Aviv have said they will not accept ticket allocation from Aston Villa, following the news that their fans have been banned by local authorities in England from attending a Europa League game at Aston Villa next month because of security concerns.

Pep Guardiola is preparing his Manchester City side for what he believes is one of their toughest away assignments of the season at Aston Villa. City face Unai Emery’s team at Villa Park on Sunday hoping to extend their run of nine games unbeaten in all competitions.