Aston Villa are on Australia's Gold Coast for pre-season with the first game of the tour against Leeds less than a week away. The countdown is also on for Saturday August 6 when Aston Villa visit Bournemouth in their new Premier League campaign.
Boss Steven Gerrard looks set to have a new-look side ready for the curtain raiser after being very active early on in the transfer window. Boubacar Kamara signed as a free transfer from Marseille just after the end of last season and has since been joined by Sevilla centre-back Diego Carlos, while Philippe Coutinho and Robin Olsen have made their loan moves permanent.
The club have also confirmed they have reached an agreement with Sevilla FC for the season-long loan of Ludwig Augustinsson, who has begun the process of obtaining a work permit.
