Aston Villa deadline day transfer news, rumours and updates live: Latest on Leander Dendoncker, Raphinha and much more

As per a recent report by ‘Birmingham Live‘, Premier League club Aston Villa’s midfielder Leander Dendoncker is on the transfer radar of Belgian side Anderlecht.

Dendoncker doesn’t seem to be in the plans of Unai Emery at Villa. After getting only a few appearances for the first team in the previous season, this season he has not been found amongst the squad players named for both games of the season for Aston Villa so far against West Ham and Arsenal.

As reported by ‘HNL‘, Belgium’s Anderlecht is planning to bring Dendoncker back to his boyhood club through which he secured a season-long loan move to Premier League’s Wolves, which ultimately turned into a permanent one.

The Belgian international made a handful of top-flight appearances for Wolves before moving on to Aston Villa.

As per journalist ‘Sacha Tavolieri’, talks for the player are ‘already underway’ between Villa and Anderlecht.

According to reports from ‘HardTackle‘, and ‘CaughtOffside‘, Premier League club Aston Villa is keeping close tabs on La Liga side FC Barcelona’s winger Raphinha. It is being termed that the Brazilian international could be heading for an exit from Barca in the ongoing window.

Aston Villa has been linked with a few other forward players recently with names like Tammy Abraham, and Dominic Calvert-Lewin also popping up amidst the discussions. However, as far as the Midlands-based club’s interest in Raphinha is concerned, nothing is advanced at this stage in time.

Raphinha obviously has earlier played in the Premier League with Leeds United and does hold a certain pedigree of the top-tier English football. It is where he actually made his name at the club level, before pursuing a move to Barcelona.

It remains to be seen, if Villa pushes for Barca’s star winger in the next couple of days.

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery is keen to reunite with his former Kieran Tierney, who experienced a challenging stint at the Emirates over the past two seasons. He spent the last season on loan with Real Sociedad and picked up an injury in Euro 2024 which sidelined him for a number of weeks.

The Villians need more depth in the left-back department and the Scottish international would be the ideal signing for the former Arsenal manager. The 27-year-old Scottish international would be attracted to the idea of joining Villa who will partake in the Champions League this season.

But, Tierney’s injury record has deterred potential suitors but Arsenal should look to cash in on the defender in the last few days of the transfer window. 

As per a recent report by ‘Pete O’Rurke’, Premier League club Aston Villa has ‘made an offer’ to sign and secure the transfer of La Liga side Atletico Madrid’s forward Samu Omorodin before the transfer window shuts.

However, a ‘Daily Mail’ report does lay out that, Villa pursuing Omorodin would depend on a potential exit of Jhon Duran from the Midlands-based club. If Aston Villa’s hierarchy does manage to find a potential suitor for Jhon Duran in the next few days, then Samu Omorodin could find himself playing under Unai Emery this season.

Omorodin’s current contract with Atletico does run till June 2028. He spent last season on loan at Alaves from Atletico and scored eight goals and registered one assist in his 34 appearances for the club.

Recently a potential Premier League move to Chelsea for the 20-year-old fell through.

Aston Villa are looking to make a move for Liverpool’s wantaway defender Joe Gomez, who could be available in the region of €35-40m this summer. The versatile defender is reportedly high on Unai Emery’s list and have identified Gomez as a key target.

The England international is considering his future after he was left out of Liverpool’s first game against Ipswich Town last week. Gomez has gone down the pecking order following the arrival of Arne Slot and he wants to join a club where he would be guaranteed regular minutes.

Gomez will be a tempting target for a number of clubs but it remains to be seen whether Aston Villa step up in their pursuit of the English defender.

Chelsea have reportedly offered Raheem Sterling to Aston Villa, according to Mirror Football (via Transfer News Live on X). The forward is currently subject to transfer speculation after two difficult seasons with the Blues that yielded just 14 goals in 59 Premier League games.

The former Manchester City ace is now reportedly keen to leave Chelsea on a permanent transfer, having now been stripped off his shirt number and even dropped from the squad for their league opener last weekend too. He has been offered to the Villans, who could add another player to their roster before the closure of the summer transfer window.

Chelsea winger Raheem Sterling has been deemed surplus to Enzo Maresca’s requirements who has exiled the England international from the first-team squad. Sterling still has three years left on his contract and has been given permission to leave Chelsea amid uncertainty over his future.

Juventus seemed to be interested in the former Man City winger along with Aston Villa who emerged as an option for the 29-year-old winger. Sterling along with left-back Ben Chilwell has been asked to train apart from the first team.

Since his arrival at Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2022, Sterling has made 81 appearances for Chelsea.

Aston Villa are making a late push to bolster their squad ahead of the summer transfer deadline with Chelsea’s Trevoh Chalobah and Liverpool’s Joe Gomez emerging as top targets.

Unai Emery who is keen to strengthen his squad for the upcoming Champions League campaign is particularly focused on adding a versatile defender to replace Moussa Diaby who recently departed for Al Ittihad.

Gomez was notably absent from Liverpool’s squad in their Premier League opener against Ipswich Town and is reportedly considering his future at Anfield. With several English clubs showing interest, Villa are hoping to lure the 27-year-old to Birmingham.

Similarly, Chalobah has been sidelined at Chelsea as the club seeks to sell him, with a price tag set between £25 million and £30 million. Both defenders are valued for their ability to cover multiple positions in the backline – A trait Emery highly regards.

In addition to defensive reinforcements Villa also explored a move for Joao Felix but missed out as the Portuguese forward looks set to rejoin Chelsea. Villa are now considering other options including a potential move for Raheem Sterling although discussions remain at an early stage.

Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah has been the subject of interest this summer after the England international was banished from availing first-team facilities at his boyhood club. The versatile defender has been a reliable performer for Chelsea over the past few seasons.

Chalobah, who does not have a future under Enzo Maresca has been linked with several English clubs including Aston Villa, Crystal Palace and Newcastle United. Chelsea are reportedly asking a fee in the region of £20-25million for the outcasted defender.

The 25-year-old defender could make a move to Crystal Palace, who are on the hunt for a central defender due to Marc Guehi’s increasing uncertainty with the Eagles.

Premier League’s Aston Villa sold their forward Cameron Archer to league rivals Southampton FC in a deal worth around £15 million in the ongoing transfer window. As per a recent report by ‘CaughtOffside‘, the Midlands-based club’s sale of the player could come under FA investigation, as it has been tipped to break transfer rules established by FIFA itself.

The Sun’s Alan Nixon reportedly explained the conundrum of Villa’s sale of Archer to the Saints. Nixon pointed out that the major conflict with Archer’s transfer was Villa offloading the player at a deadline that was too ‘soon’ after they initially bought the English forward.

Apparently a certain set of rules by FIFA express – “No club or player shall be involved in a bridge transfer, It shall be presumed, unless established to the contrary, that if two consecutive transfers of the same player occur within a period of 16 weeks, the parties involved have participated in a bridge transfer.”

On the sanctions part, the rule imposes – “The FIFA Disciplinary Committee will impose sanctions on any party involved in a bridge transfer.”

Even though Aston Villa’s sale of Archer to Southampton FC is termed to be fine with the Premier League’s upper hierarchy, the FA’s investigation could bring worrying outcomes for the club.

How things progress on this one in terms of any further official updates, remains yet to be witnessed.