' Aston Villa / Aron Gunnarsson '

' Aston Villa / Aron Gunnarsson '

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NEW MIDFIELDER FOR ASTON VILLA

Sunday 14th August 2016

Aston Villa chairman Tony Xia has suggested the club are close to signing a new midfielder. Xia yesterday unveiled James Chester as a Villain after the defender made the switch across the West Midlands from West Brom.

The Sky Bet Championship side, who got their season on track with a 3-0 win over Rotherham on Saturday, have been linked with Patrick Bamford and Aron Gunnarsson and the Villa chairman has hinted a deal for a midfielder is all but done:

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We'll see if he's in the squad today. If not, he's gone.

We'll see if he's in the squad today. If not, he's gone.

Norms, thats what I thought.

Will be a big shame if he leaves, always rated him. And a good leader on the pitch.

I don't see Villa having him, its now over to Derby and Norwich.