Natalia Arroyo’s side will begin their season away from home at the Broadfield Stadium in West Sussex, as the Women’s Super League 2025/26 fixtures are announced.

Monaco, who only signed Biereth for around £11m in January, want as much as £40m having just given the forward a new contract which runs until 2030. Villa, meanwhile, are after another centre forward option irrespective of what happens with Ollie Watkins this summer.

MANCHESTER UNITED have had a loan bid rejected for Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez. The Red Devils are considering new options between the sticks following Andre Onana’s difficult season

Manchester United have reportedly failed with an audacious attempt to loan an important Aston Villa player. The Red Devils have enjoyed a productive summer transfer window to date having acquired the services of Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo.

In an ideal world, Nassef Sawiris would have delivered Unai Emery a transfer war chest to give him the best chance of building a squad capable of returning to the Champions League. However, the Premier League and UEFA’s financial controls have limited their spending.

Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Rogers is one of several key players attracting interest in the summer transfer window.

Aston Villa and Manchester United won’t move for Nicolas Jackson at the moment because of the price according to Ben Jacobs. Jackson has seen his future at Chelsea questioned following the arrival of both Liam Delap and Joao Pedro this summer.