Longer pieces, written here: the stories the news feed is too short for.
September 2nd, 2026
The summer Villa sold big and got younger
Eleven arrivals, close to £290m in sales, and a first XI five years younger: a club that started July boxed in by UEFA finished the window with room to spare. Two defeats don’t change what was built.
August 6th, 2026
Is Garnacho already a £42.5m signing?
Villa took him on loan with a conditional obligation to buy. Whether that £42.5m is already sitting on the club’s books is decided by two words in a UEFA annex, and nobody outside Bodymoor Heath knows the answer.
August 4th, 2026
Brian Madjo can play
Villa's £10m 17-year-old scored in every pre-season game he appeared in. Until this morning he wasn't allowed to play in one that counted.
July 23rd, 2026
The story of Unai Emery
From a Basque fishing town to a record five Europa Leagues, and the Villa years that turned a relegation fight into Istanbul.