Last updated: 13:25, July 5, 2009

Aston Villa news

Aston Villa are one of the oldest and most successful clubs in England, having won both The FA Cup and the old First Division Championship seven times.

The club’s home ground is Villa Park in Aston, Birmingham which holds a capacity of over 42,000.

Villa are also known as The Villains’ and ‘The Lions’ and their claret and blue strip is unmistakable in the Premiership.

Manager Martin O’Neill has been at Villa since 2006 and takes his squad into the 2008/09 season with European qualification as the aim.

Prominent squad players for the 2008/09 season include: Gareth Barry, Nigel Reo-Coker and Stuart Taylor while players like Danny Blanchflower, David Platt and Andy Gray are famous past heroes.

Villa linked with Swedish ace

Aston Villa, Everton and Spurs have all been linked with Sweden Under-21 striker Marcus Berg who looks set to quit Groningen.
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Boro ace dashes Villa hopes

David Wheater is ignoring links to Aston Villa and focusing on helping Middlesbrough back into the Premier League next season.
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O'Neill stopper raid scotched

Wigan centre-half Titus Bramble is not understood to be a target for Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill.
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Bramble swoop in Villa's sights

Martin O'Neill is being linked with a £3.5million player-plus-cash bid to take Wigan's central defender Titus Bramble to Aston Villa.
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O'Neill ready for £5m bid

Aston Villa are in the hunt to sign Arsenal central defender Philippe Senderos as a replacement for Martin Laursen.
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O'Neill in for Owen

Aston Villa will battle it out with Everton for the services of Michael Owen, who is now available on a free transfer.
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Villa target Barca swoop

Aston Villa are in the hunt to sign Barcelona striker Eidur Gudjohnsen this summer, according to the player's father.
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O'Neill out of striker race

Aston Villa are being linked with a move for Middlesbrough striker Tuncay but the player looks set to sign for Fenerbahce.
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Sporting ace close to move

Aston Villa are leading the race to sign Miguel Veloso from Sporting Lisbon but face competition from three other clubs.
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Villa tipped to raid Bundesliga

£5m-rated Germany midfielder Tim Borowski is the latest midfielder to be linked with Aston Villa this summer.
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O'Neill in for Campbell

Aston Villa are being linked with a move for Sol Campbell, who has yet to pen a new deal with Portsmouth.
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Villa supremo ready to splash the cash

Owner Randy Lerner has revealed that Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill will have funds to bolster his squad ahead of the new season.
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Duo target Villa ace

Sunderland and Tottenham are being linked with a move for Aston Villa midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker.
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Cottagers could swoop on Villa

Aston Villa midfielder Steve Sidwell could land a new contract amid reports he's a summer transfer target for Fulham boss Roy Hodgson.
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Ellis upbeat over Villa progress

Doug Ellis believes the future looks bright for Villa but feels Martin O'Neill will need to replace Martin Laursen and Gareth Barry.
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