Fiorentina are reportedly pushing to reach an agreement with Aston Villa for Kosta Nedeljkovic, while RB Leipzig have already agreed to terminate the defender’s loan spell.Fiorentina are making a

Unai Emery, the Aston Villa manager, has played down fears over Ollie Watkins’ injury and says the forward could be in contention to face Brentford on Sunday. Watkins was forced off after 35 minutes of Aston Villa’s 3-2 win over RB Salzburg in their final game of the Europa League initial phase on Thursday night.

Substitute Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba scored a late winner as Aston Villa came from two goals down to beat RB Salzburg 3-2 and finish in the Europa League top two, but the victory was marred by an injury to Ollie Watkins.

Aston Villa coach Unai Emery confirms Douglas Luiz is set to return to the club ‘because of central midfield injuries.’Brazilian midfielder Douglas Luiz will complete a loan move to Aston Villa

One of these, which was tentatively explored, The Athletic can reveal, was Everton midfielder James Garner. At the time, the former Manchester United loanee was entering the final six months of his contract, with Everton and sources close to the player aware of Villa’s internal admiration.

UEFA rules state: “After the completion of the league phase and before the start of the knockout phase, a club may register a maximum of three new eligible players for the remaining matches in the current competition. Such registrations must be completed by 5 February 2026 (24:00 CET) at the latest.”

The Prince of Wales, 43, was seen in the stands in Birmingham's Villa Park to watch Aston Villa play Salzburg FC in the Europa League on Thursday night

Villa Park rocked today. Then, the cold silence of a VAR review sucked the life out of the stadium. Aston Villa slumped to a shock 1-0 loss against Brentford. It is a bitter pill to swallow,