Arsenal

Ins: Mikael Silvestre (Man Utd, undisclosed), Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff, £5m), Samir Nasri (Marseille, undisclosed), Amaury Bischoff (Werder Bremen, undisclosed).
Outs: Gilberto Silva (Panathinaikos, £1m), Alexander Hleb (Barcelona, £11. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal
Gelenler: Carlos Vela (returning from loan, work permit approved), Aaron Ramsey (£5m, Cardiff), Samir Nasri (£11m, Marseille), Amaury Bischoff (undisclosed, Werder Bremen), Mikael Silvestre (£750k, Manchester United)
Gidenler: Mathieu Flamini (free, AC Milan), Jens Lehmann (free, Stuttgart), Alexander Hleb (£12m, Barcelona), Gilberto Silva (£1m, Panathinaikos), Nacer Barazite (loan, Derby), Armand Traore (loan, Portsmouth), Philippe Senderos (loan, AC Milan)

Aston Villa
Gelenler: Curtis Davies (undisclosed, West Brom), Steve Sidwell (£5m, Chelsea), Brad Friedel (undisclosed, Blackburn), Nicky Shorey (£3m, Reading), Luke Young (£6m, Middlesbrough), Carlos Cuellar (£7. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: James Milner (Newcastle United), Carlos Cuellar (Rangers), Luke Young, (Middlesbrough), Nickey Shorey (Reading), Brad Friedel (Blackburn), Steve Sidwell (Chelsea), Curtis Davies (West Brom), Brad Guzan (Chivas USA). Notable departures: Shaun Maloney (Celtic), Patrik Berger (Sparta Prague), Olof Mellberg. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: James Milner (Newcastle United), Carlos Cuellar (Rangers), Luke Young, (Middlesbrough), Nickey Shorey (Reading), Brad Friedel (Blackburn), Steve Sidwell (Chelsea), Curtis Davies (West Brom), Brad Guzan (Chivas USA). Notable departures: Shaun Maloney (Celtic), Patrik Berger (Sparta Prague), Olof Mellberg. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: James Milner (Newcastle United), Carlos Cuellar (Rangers), Luke Young, (Middlesbrough), Nickey Shorey (Reading), Brad Friedel (Blackburn), Steve Sidwell (Chelsea), Curtis Davies (West Brom), Brad Guzan (Chivas USA). Notable departures: Shaun Maloney (Celtic), Patrik Berger (Sparta Prague), Olof Mellberg. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Carlos Cuellar (Rangers), Luke Young, (Middlesbrough), Nickey Shorey (Reading), Brad Friedel (Blackburn), Steve Sidwell (Chelsea), Curtis Davies (West Brom), Brad Guzan (Chivas USA). Notable departures: Patrik Berger (Sparta Prague), Olof Mellberg (Juventus), Scott Carson (Liverpool), Luke Moore (West. Click to continue reading...

Aston Villa have announced the signing of Spanish defender Carlos Cuellar from SPL side Rangers for a fee of £7.8 million. The defender is sure to bring some class to the squad, and will no doubt be a long-term replacement for Olof Mellberg who recently left Villa Park to join Juventus. Cuellar is just the 2nd [. Click to continue reading...

Aston Villa surprised many neutrals last season, and probably even some of their own supporters, with their 6th-place finish. In 2006-2007, the Villans checked in at a respectable 11th, a nice improvement from 16th the season before. Villa's emergence, led by manager Martin O'Neill, came with one of the smallest, if not THE smallest, first team rosters in the Premiership. Click to continue reading...

Aston Villa's brigade of young English players looks set to expand with the transfer of Nicky Shorey and Luke Young into the club. Martin O'Neill seems to keen to build success on a group of English talent with players such as Gareth Barry, Nigel Reo-Coker, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Ashely Young, Curtis Davies and Zat Knight to name but a few. Click to continue reading...

Aston Villa target Middlesbrough's Luke Young

Martin O'Neill is considering a bid for the former England international.

As the slowburning saga of Gareth Barry's potential transfer to Liverpool continues to run, Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has turned his attention to Middlesbrough defender Luke Young. Click to continue reading...

ASTON VILLA Notable arrivals: Brad Friedel (Blackburn), Steve Sidwell (Chelsea), Curtis Davies (West Brom), Brad Guzan (Chivas USA). Notable departures: Patrik Berger (Sparta Prague), Olof Mellberg (Juventus), Scott Carson (Liverpool), Luke Moore (West Brom), Thomas Sorensen. Possibilities: Gareth Barry (Liverpool,. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Brad Friedel (Blackburn), Steve Sidwell (Chelsea), Curtis Davies (West Brom), Brad Guzan (Chivas USA). Notable departures: Patrik Berger (Sparta Prague), Olof Mellberg (Juventus), Scott Carson (Liverpool), Luke Moore (West Brom), Thomas Sorensen. Possibilities: Gareth Barry (Liverpool, Arsenal) So. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Brad Friedel (Blackburn), Steve Sidwell (Chelsea), Curtis Davies (West Brom). Pending: Brad Guzan (Chivas USA). Notable departures: Patrik Berger (Sparta Prague), Olof Mellberg (Juventus), Scott Carson (Liverpool), Luke Moore (West Brom), Thomas Sorensen. Possibilities: Gareth Barry (Liverpool, Arsenal). Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Brad Friedel (Blackburn), Steve Sidwell (Chelsea), Curtis Davies (West Brom). Pending: Brad Guzan (Chivas USA). Notable departures: Patrik Berger (Sparta Prague), Olof Mellberg (Juventus), Scott Carson (Liverpool), Luke Moore (West Brom), Thomas Sorensen. Possibilities: Gareth Barry (Liverpool, Arsenal). Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Steve Sidwell (Chelsea), Curtis Davies (West Brom). Pending: Brad Guzan (Chivas USA), Brad Friedel (Blackburn). Notable departures: Patrik Berger (Sparta Prague), Olof Mellberg (Juventus), Scott Carson (Liverpool). Possibilities: Gareth Barry (Liverpool, Arsenal) MON to 'Pool: ---- or get. Click to continue reading...

In one of my recent poll questions, which you can find on the left-hand side of the homepage underneath the blog archive, I asked which story you believed to be the biggest so far this summer. One of the choices was Gareth Barry and his desire to leave Aston Villa for Liverpool, and although I can't remember the exact number, it got its fair share of votes. Click to continue reading...

ASTON VILLA Notable arrivals: Steve Sidwell (Chelsea), Curtis Davies (West Brom). Pending: Brad Guzan (Chivas USA). Possibilities: Brad Friedel (Blackburn). Notable departures: Patrik Berger (Sparta Prague), Olof Mellberg (Juventus), Scott Carson (Liverpool). Possibilities: Gareth Barry (Liverpool, Arsenal) No tall tale. Click to continue reading...

ASTON VILLA Notable arrivals: Steve Sidwell (Chelsea), Curtis Davies (West Brom). Pending: Brad Guzan (Chivas USA). Possibilities: Brad Friedel (Blackburn). Notable departures: Patrik Berger (Sparta Prague), Olof Mellberg (Juventus), Scott Carson (Liverpool). Possibilities: Gareth Barry (Liverpool, Arsenal) Still brewing: Liverpool. Click to continue reading...

Aston Villa Notable arrivals: Brad Guzan (Chivas USA), Steve Sidwell (Chelsea) Notable departures: Patrik Berger (Sparta Prague), Olof Mellberg (Juventus), Scott Carson (Liverpool). Possibilities: Gareth Barry (Liverpool) Still brewing: Martin O'Neill still could be looking for a keeper (have been... Click to continue reading...

As negotiations between Liverpool and Aston Villa continue to drag, Arsenal are reportedly set to make a sensational last-minute swoop for Gareth Barry.

The Sun reports that the Gunners have made contact with Villa this week and are willing to offer a player-plus-cash deal to steal Barry from under the Reds' noses. Click to continue reading...

This is sad because I have the greatest respect for both Gareth Barry and Martin O' Neill. Two of the fiercest and most uncompromising competitors who when on the same page pushed Villa to the next level. You could relive a match watching O' Neill on the sidelines while on the field Barry impressed with his industry.

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So you've got Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Olof Mellberg, Freddie Ljunberg and Kim Kallstrom (we think - he plays for Svenska, right?). Some pretty good talent there. Filling in around them are some aged, serviceable players, along with the occasional spot of talent still not quite ripened (Rosenborg, Elmander.

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Aston Villa are closing in on the signature of Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell. And he could be the replacement which would finally convince Martin O'Neill to let Gareth Barry complete his move to Anfield.

The Midlands club is understood to be on the verge of agreeing a £4.5million deal for the Chelsea midfielder, which could go through as early as next week. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool defender Steve Finnan could be set for a ₤2million summer switch to Aston Villa, according to reports.

Villa boss Martin O'Neill is desperate to sign a new right-sided defender following the departure of Swedish international Olof Mellberg for Juventus.

And reports from England indicate the Ulsterman has targeted Irish full-back Finnan to replace the former Racing Santander man in the Villa back-line. Click to continue reading...

Aston Villa defender Olof Mellberg might be moving off to the envious pastures of Turin and Juventus at the end of the season - but the 30-year old Swedish international's current commitment to the Midlands club is as fierce as ever. Goal.com quotes the rock in the centre of Villa's defence as saying that although he [. Click to continue reading...

As was widely suspected, Olof Mellberg is set to leave Villa Park in the summer and join Juventus. The BBC report that the Swedish defender has agreed a three-year deal with the Italian club and will leave Aston Villa after six seasons in Birmingham. "I am very happy with this agreement. "It will be an important [. Click to continue reading...

Aston Villa are set to lose Olof Mellberg in the summer to Juventus but manager Martin O'Neill is unlikely to lose his other central defender Martin Laursen. ESPN Soccernet has quoted the Danish international defender as saying that he is happy to stay at Villa Pak and should his demands be met by the club, [. Click to continue reading...

Olof Mellberg appears to have his days at Villa Park numbered, especially now that it has been confirmed that Italian giants Juventus have indeed launched an official approach for the player. In an interview to Sky Sports, Villa manager Martin 0'Neill has admitted for the first time that Juventus have asked permission to talk to the [. Click to continue reading...