The Guardian confirmed the news on its official website on Monday, May 20, 2024, according to reports from the club Aston Villa are looking to see Ross Barkley join them in the summer because of his experience and the amount it would cost them to bring in the former Chelsea player.

Why does Aston Villa want Ross Barkley?

Villa will be looking to strengthen their squad as they will be playing in the UEFA Champions League next season for the first time since the 1982/83 season.

What will Barkley bring to Aston Villa?

The 30-year-old was fantastic for the relegated side, Luton Town, in the 2023/24 football season. The content of Barkley's contract was not revealed to the public, but it is expected that there will be a clause that can allow him to leave when the transfer window opens in June 2024.

What did Barkley say?

Ross Barkley has never hidden his love to play in top-flight football and also play in European competitions.

He said,

"I want to play in the Premier League. I want to play in Europe again. I feel like for the next three years, maybe I’ll still be in my prime years.”

There are also reports that Manchester United are looking at the possibility of signing the former Chelsea player.

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He was appointed a replacement for one of its most successful managers, Brendan Rodgers.
Smith expressed his delight at his appointment as the manager of Leicester City.

He will be joined by former Chelsea captain John Terry, who worked with Dean when he was the manager at Aston Villa, along with the first team Coaches Adam Sadler and Mike Stowell.

The former Norwich City, Aston Villa, and Brentford manager will take charge of First Team training from Tuesday in preparation for Saturday’s Premier League trip to
Manchester City.

He will be joined by former Chelsea captain John Terry, who worked with him when he was the manager at Aston Villa, along with the first team Coaches Adam Sadler and Mike Stowell.

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Aston Villa are the latest club to show the exit door to their manager after a series of bad results in the league. The Villa Club announced on its official website on Thursday, October 20th, 2022 that it has parted ways with Steven Gerrard.

We would like to thank Steven for his hard work and commitment and wish him well for the future.

Aston Villa have failed to get their feet running since the Premier League season kicked having just two wins and three draws in 11 games.

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There were rumours that the Liverpool legend was sacked after the defeat against Chelsea at Villa Park. However, Gerrard has told everyone that cares to listen that, he will fight for his job and improve the team's style of play.

I want to prove to everyone that I can improve my position. I am here to fight and lead every single minute of every day and I have complete faith and belief in myself that I can turn this situation around.

Aston Villa have struggled to find its feet in the Premier League this season following a series of bad results. They are currently placed 16th on the league table after playing 10 games and getting nine points.

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This is good news for supporters of Villa as they look to challenge for a spot in the European competitions at the end of the next football season. Aston Villa confirmed the contract extension on its official website on Monday, July 4th, 2022.

Young returned to the Premier League last season for the second time and will remain in the league at the end of the 2022/23 season. The former English midfielder won the league championship in England and Italy with both Manchester United and Inter Milan.

He was a key part of the Clarets last season playing 25 games, supporters of the Villa club will hope his contract extension will push them to a good position at the end of the season.

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The 2022/2023 Premier League season is perfectly poised to be thrilling as the league welcomes new clubs and new owners, which is why we compiled a list of the 10 richest clubs in the league based on the net worth of the club owners.

Which Clubs Are The Richest Based On The Owners' Net Worth?

• Crystal Palace
• Manchester United
• Tottenham Hotspur
• Wolves
• Aston Villa
• Fulham
• Arsenal
• Chelsea
• Man City
• Newcastle

10. What Is The Net Worth Of The Owner Of Crystal Palace?

Crystal Palace holds the number 10 spot on our list, with the club owner's net worth at 3.36 billion pounds, according to Sportbible. The owner of Crystal Palace, Joshua Harris, is a private equity investor who also has shares in the Hockey team New Jersey Devils and the basketball team, Philadelphia 76ers. Crystal Palace, who has had an impressive run in the 2021/2022 Premier League season following the signing of new coach Patrick Viera, would be looking to make key signings to boost their squad and also compete better in the following season.

9. What is The Net Worth Of The Owners Of Manchester United?

According to Sport Bible, Manchester United is currently managed by The Glazer Family, who has an estimated net worth of 3.5 billion pounds. This earns them the number nine position on our list. Manchester United would be looking to bounce back from a terrible run in the 2021/2022 season with the presence of a new coach in Erik Ten Hag; the Red Devils would be looking to turn the tides, make key signings and have a better campaign in the 2022/2023 season.

8. What Is The Net Worth Of The Owner Of Tottenham?

According to Wikipedia, Tottenham Hotspur's majority shareholder, Joe Lewis, has 4.33 billion pounds and is a UK businessman. Joe Lewis's investment in Tottenham Hotspur can be seen in major player signings and a trophy-winning coach in Antonio Conte, all introduced into the squad in the 2021/2022 season. Tottenham secured a spot in the top 4 and would be playing Champions League football in the 2022/2023 club football season.

7. What Is The Net Worth Of The Owner Of Wolves?

Guo Guangchang, who is the current owner of Wolves, has an estimated net worth of 4.5 billion pounds. In all domestic competitions, wolves would be looking to build a stronger team and compete better in the 2022/2023 club football season.

6. What Is The Net Worth Of The Owner Of Aston Villa?

According to the sports Bible, the Egyptian Nassef Sawiris is the executive chairman of Aston Villa and has an estimated net worth of 5.3 billion pounds. The Steven Gerrard-led Aston Villa would look to recruit some of the biggest names in football to add more to the catalogue of players they have, compete better in the domestic league, and aim for European football competition next season.

5. What Is The Net Worth Of The Owner Of Fulham?

The newly-promoted Fulham's owner Shahid Khan has an estimated net worth of 5.8 billion pounds. Fulham would be looking to learn from past mistakes and do better in all domestic competitions in the 2022/2023 football season.

4. What Is The Net Worth Of The Owner Of Arsenal?

Stan Kroenke, who is the current owner of Arsenal FC, has an estimated net worth of 6.35 billion pounds, according to sports bible. Arsenal would look to improve on their 2021/2022 season run and also sign key players to compete on the biggest stage, which is the UEFA Europa, following their qualification.

3. What Is The Net Worth Of The Owners Of Chelsea?

Following the successful takeover of the Todd Boehly-led consortium, Chelsea holds the number three position on our list with a combined net worth of 10.86 billion pounds, according to sports bible. Chelsea would be looking to build a formidable team under current coach Thomas Tuchel and compete for the major honours in the 2022/2023 season.

2. What Is The Net Worth Of The Owner Of Manchester City?

With the net worth of Sheikh Mansour of Manchester City at an estimated 22.9 billion pounds, Manchester City holds the number two position on the list. With a complete squad, Manchester City would aim to get more arsenals in the form of players to strengthen their squad further.

1. What Is The Net Worth Of The Owners Of Newcastle United?

With a staggering net worth of 320 billion pounds, Saudi Public Investment Fund, which is the current owner of Newcastle United, holds the number one position. Newcastle would look to build further on an impressive run in the second half of the 2021/2022 premier league season.

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The Super Eagles might just be getting another influential player in the most competitive league in the world, which is the Premier League, as reports state that the talented defender Calvin Bassey might be leaving the Rangers side for Aston Villa.

This can be a career-defining move for Calvin Bassey, who had been very influential for Rangers in the 2021/2022 football season.

According to the former Scotland manager Alex McLeish, Calvin Bassey has been very influential for Rangers, and a player of his quality is most definitely set to draw attention. He told Football Insider that:

“He’s becoming a sought-after component and rightly so with his performance levels. So much so there’s interest outside of Rangers who would obviously like to have him in their team. That country just happens to be over the border in England.

They will also be aware that if someone comes in with a monstrous bid for him, it can help them recruit more players. Obviously, they would need to fill the void that he leaves and he’s proven to be a very versatile player.”

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Transfer News expert, Fabrizio Romano confirmed the news on his official website on Wednesday, March 9th, 2022. According to the tweet, the board at Villa Park want to keep the Brazilian but they are willing to wait till the end of the season.

The midfielder has been in amazing form since he joined Barcelona on loan to make a return to the Premier League. The 29-year-old has scored three goals and three assists in seven appearances for Aston Villa.

He will be a good addition if his £optionion option to buy clause is triggered.

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Aston Villa confirmed the signing of the left-back on its official website on Thursday, January 13th, 2022. The club's manager Steven Gerrard expressed his delight concerning the signing of the player.

When Lucas became available we jumped at the opportunity to bring him to the club. To sign a player of his pedigree and quality in the January window is a great addition to our squad and his arrival excites me and everyone associated with Aston Villa.

The 28-year-old said Steven Gerrard was the main reason he signed for Villa. According to him, speaking to the English man gave him an understanding of what the club wants to achieve hence why he decided to join Aston Villa.

It was the main factor. I came here for the manager. I had a very good meeting with him and we spoke a couple of times during this month. I feel his desire to win, to show his football as a manager; the attacking football, the possession. I feel it is what I want and what I want to show the fans. I am really happy to be here. It is a big project after the signing of Philippe and the club spending a lot of money last summer. The project is really interesting. You can see from last summer that the project is in a good way, and I think all the players want to be here to be part of this project. I will try to bring myself. I am a winner and I want to win every time and show my quality.

Digne has 43 caps for France and has been in the Premier League since 2018 at Everton.

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Sky Sports News confirmed the deal on its official website on Wednesday, January 12th, 2022. According to reports, Digne is expected to arrive in Birmingham for his medicals with the Villa club today ( Wednesday, January 12th, 2022).

Digne has fallen down the pecking order under manager Rafael Benitez since the start of the 2021/22 season. The French defender has also been on the radar of Newcastle United and Chelsea but Villa seem to have an upper edge in signing the player

The defender will be Aston Villa's signing after Phillipe Coutinho in the January transfer window.

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Aston Villa confirmed the news on their official website on Friday, January 7th, 2022. According to reports from the club, Villa and Countinho have agreed on a personal deal after direct contact between both parties. The deal is subject to medical within the next 48 hours.

Coutinho left Liverpool in 2018 for Barcelona but the transfer did not go well as expected between both parties. He was later sent on loan to Bayern Munich in 2019 with an option to buy but the Bundesliga club decided not to trigger that part of the deal.

Aston Villa are expected to pay the huge part of Countinho's salary during the loan time with the Premier League side. The Brazilian scored 41 goals and 35 assists in 152 Premier League games while he was at Liverpool.

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The news was reported on the official Twitter account of transfer news expert, Fabrizio Romano on Wednesday, January 5th, 2022. According to reports from Villa, Steven Gerrard is keen on reuniting with his former Liverpool teammate.

Barcelona are also keen to sell the midfielder this transfer window which will allow them to register Ferran Torres before he can be eligible to play for the Catalonia Club. The Spaniard was bought in from Manchester City for €55 million on a five-year-deal.

Coutinho left Liverpool during the transfer window of January 2018 to join Barcelona for £ 146 million. The deal did not turn out as expected for Barcelona so he was loaned to Bayern Munich in 2019 for a season before returning to Camp Nou.

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The Premier League confirmed the news on its official website on Sunday, December 26th, 2021. According to reports from Leeds camp, there is no positive case of the virus, but the players who tested positive earlier ahead of the game against Liverpool were in isolation.

Following a request from Leeds United, the Premier League board met today ( Sunday) and regrettably agreed to postpone the club's home fixture against Aston Villa, due to be played at 5;30pm on Tuesday, December 28, 2021. The board was able to make its decision before the match to give clarity to the affected club and their fans. We apologise for the inconvenience and disruption caused to supporters' festive plans.

The Premier League board has insisted that the league will not be suspended as most clubs are asking in order to give the players time to get themselves back, but the board has insisted that games will be played where it is only safe to play football games.

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Aston Villa confirmed the news on its official website on Saturday, December 25th, 2021. According to the tweet from the club, the former Liverpool player will be self-isolating and will not be available for the games against Chelsea and Leeds United.

Aston Villa can confirm Head Coach Steven Gerrard will be unable to attend our next two Premier League matches with Chelsea and Leeds United as he will be self isolating after testing positive ti COVID-19

This means Gerrard will be available when Aston Villa travel to play Brentford on Sunday, January 2nd,2022.

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English Premier League club Aston Villa has been reportedly hit by a COVID-19 outbreak after several positive cases were reported within the club.

According to UK news outfit, The Athletic, the EPL side cancelled today's training session after a number of COVID-19 positive cases were recorded.

However, according to the report, only one player is positive while the rest are training ground staff members.

The emergence of the highly-transmissible omicron variant has caused a new turn of events in the United Kingdom, as there have also been cases of outbreaks at various clubs.

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Manchester United, for example, was reported to have canceled training because of the outbreak. According to the reports, some players and some members of the staff also tested positive for the virus. However, according to reports from Manchester United, the players and team members who travelled for the game against Norwich all tested negative for the virus.

Elsewhere, Sheffield United's home game against Queens Park Rangers on Monday has been postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak at the west London club.

Recall that last Wednesday, eight Tottenham players and five members of Antonio Conte’s staff were reported to have tested positive for COVID-19 tests.

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Premier League announced the nominees on its official Twitter account on Friday, December 3rd, 2021. Aston Villa's new manager, Steven Gerrard, was nominated for the award, along with Manchester City's manager, Pep Guardiola, and Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp.

Guardiola and Gerrad will be favourites to win the award following their great exploits in November. Both managers did not lose any game in the month.

Football fans will pick the winner of the award via a link on the Premier League's website. The winner will be announced in two weeks' time.

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