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Update: Andres Garcia is travelling to Madrid today to finalise his loan move to Getafe. #AVFC

NEW: Aston Villa have struck an agreement with Visit Rwanda as the new front-of-shirt sponsor. Club sources say the partnership is worth up to £20million a year if bonuses are met and is the most lucrative in #AVFC's history. Story on @TheAthleticFC nytimes.com/athletic/74348…

Putting in the hard yards 💨

The work has begun 🔋

Aston Villa is pleased to announce Visit Rwanda as the club’s Principal Partner, Official Tourism Partner and Official Coffee Provider. 🤝

The land of a thousand hills meets the city of a thousand trades. 🤝 @VisitRwanda_Now

🚨🇦🇷 Aston Villa director Damian Vidagany: “Martínez will stay with us, we have no intention of letting him leave this summer”. “The team needs his dedication and extensive experience, it is a very important element in our project for next season”, told 365 Scores.

🚨 @MatteMoretto: “Aston Villa & Milan have had initial contact, so negotiations for Pervis Estupiñán have officially begun. Milan value him at around €20m, while Aston Villa want to pay a little less.” #avfc

Getafe in talks with #AVFC over the signing of Andres Garcia. Loan initially discussed, but nothing has been formalised yet. 23yo returned yesterday (was not part of the loan group training away from the senior side for the past two weeks), but he is available to leave.

Pervis Estupinan worked with Emery at Villarreal. Was good at Brighton and a solid profile at left-back. #AVFC aiming to get this done

🚨🔴🔵 Lucas Digne to Paris Saint-Germain, here we go! Verbal agreement done with the French left back. PSG already informed Aston Villa: they will pay the release clause after the World Cup, fee under €10m. 🇫🇷 Digne accepted role as Nuno Mendes’ backup at PSG. 🫱🏻‍🫲🏼

🚨🟣🔵 Johan Manzambi to Aston Villa, here we go! Verbal agreement in place for fee slightly in excess of €60m as Freiburg accept the proposal. Verbal agreement also with Manzambi and his agency over personal terms, long term deal in place. #AVFC completed the hijack. 🇨🇭

New: #SaintsFC agree deal to sign Lewis Dobbin from #AVFC. 23yo will undergo a medical today ahead of a £9million move+add-ons. Southampton set to secure Dobbin's signing, despite interest from several Championship sides. W/@Paddy_Boyland

🚨💣 BREAKING: Johan Manzambi to Aston Villa — DONE DEAL! Fee is worth almost €70m, including add-ons. Long-term contract agreed with medical soon! @Plettigoal #avfc

🚨🟣🔵 Exclusive story from the evening, confirmed: Aston Villa are in the race to sign Johan Manzambi. Negotiations underway to hijack Newcastle deal and get green light from the player. 🇨🇭 #NUFC agreed terms with Freiburg but not yet with Manzambi; #AVFC are on it. ❗️

🚨🟣🔵 Newcastle are set to leave talks with Johan Manzambi’s camp as he’s advancing in negotiations with Aston Villa. Manzambi gives priority to #AVFC after deal hijacked this weekend, as mentioned earlier.

🚨 EXCL: Aston Villa in process of finalising move to sign Johan Manzambi from Freiburg. Newcastle United had agreement with #SCF but #NUFC lacked player approval. 20yo Swiss midfielder wants #AVFC & deal now accelerating towards conclusion @TheAthleticFC nytimes.com/athletic/74360…

Emi Martínez asked Johan Manzambi if he was coming to Villa after Argentina beat Switzerland last night 👀 #avfc

Aston Villa can confirm a small number of personnel changes to Unai Emery's coaching staff. Pako Ayestaran (Assistant Coach) and Antonio Rodríguez Saravia (Individual Performance Coach) will both depart the club, having been part of Unai's coaching staff since his appointment in 2022 and have played an integral role in the club's recent on-field success. José María Sanz will join as Assistant Coach, subject to visa approval. Sanz is a well-respected coach with over 20 years of experience with the likes of Valencia, Sheffield United and Osasuna. Both Pako and Rodri will always remain hugely popular at Aston Villa and everyone at the club would like to thank them for their service as well as wishing them all the very best for the future.

What a club! But there is room for more in our wall and in our dreams. UTV.