Aston Villa Report

Jacob Tanswell

The story of Johan Manzambi’s club record move to #AVFC 🔺Priority target for Villa & #NUFC 🔺Villa infatuated - long followed 20yo, EL final(getting CL also) helped earn Emery approval 🔺Signing hopes to symbolise new recruitment, with Olabe&team leading process ➕More…

Jacob Tanswell

Aston Villa have completed the signing of Johan Manzambi from Freiburg. Club record in excess of £50m. Regarded as a significant coup internally and among PL clubs. #AVFC

John Townley

Johan Manzambi: "I am very, very happy and I am excited to play with this club. It's a very big club in England and they're playing in the Champions League. I've already played against Aston Villa, and for me, it was the perfect plan." 🤝 #AVFC

John Townley

#AVFC have completed the signing of Johan Manzambi from SC Freiburg for a club-record £52m. The 20yo midfielder joins Villa after a superb World Cup campaign, having also played a key role in helping Freiburg reach the Europa League final. 🇨🇭…

John Townley

vJarrod Bowen will stay at West Ham in the Championship and help lead their bid for an immediate return to the Premier League. Aston Villa were among several clubs interested in signing the winger this summer. #AVFC

John Townley

Aston Villa will announce their new sleeve sponsor shortly and are also working to secure a training kit partner. Francesco Calvo wants to maximise value from every asset, including the possibility of naming rights for the Bodymoor Heath training ground. #AVFC

John Townley

Francesco Calvo: "Villa Park is a cathedral in football, not just any other stadium. You do think of everything but it doesn't cross our mind to build a new stadium or change location in the future There is no question about Villa Park being our stadium for the future." #AVFC

John Townley

Francesco Calvo was satisfied that partnering with Visit Rwanda ticked the three boxes he looks for in a partner for #AVFC. "When you look for a partner, you look at the money, the prestige of the brand and the marketing initiatives that we can activate."

John Townley

Francesco Calvo insists Aston Villa's patience in finding a naming rights partner for Villa Park is driven by a desire to protect the stadium’s heritage, ensuring any commercial agreement respects its status as a "football cathedral." #AVFC…

John Townley

Interview with Francesco Calvo: Aston Villa's revenue ambitions, closing the 'big six' gap, and the reasons to partner with Visit Rwanda. Calvo says he is not a 'geopolitical expert', but believes clubs have a social responsibility to grow football globally. #AVFC…