Aston Villa will finalise their pre-season preparations with a friendly against French club Rennes on Saturday before the focus switches to their Premier League opener against Bournemouth on August 6th.
Villa boss Steven Gerrard is likely to field a new-look team against the Cherries having bedded in new signings including Boubacar Kamara and Diego Carlos as well as permanent transfers for Philippe Coutinho and Robin Olsen.
Left-back Ludwig Augustinsson became the fifth signing of the window when he joined on loan from Sevilla earlier this month but Gerrard has admitted that they are keeping an eye open for more incomings. Mirror Sport has rounded up the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip from Villa Park.
