Aston Villa transfers LIVE: Joao Felix 'ahead' claim, Moussa Diaby latest
Welcome to our Aston Villa transfer news and gossip live blog for Thursday, July 13.
Villa are in action on Saturday when they face Walsall at the Bescot Stadium in what will be their only friendly in the UK this month before they jet out to the USA for their Premier League summer series.
They will play Newcastle, Fulham and Brentford, before their final two final friendlies against Lazio and Valencia in August.
Off the pitch, Spain star Pau Torres has finalised his move to Unai Emery's side this week.
Youri Tielemans became Villa's first summer signing and was unveiled by the club on July 1 following the expiration of his contract at Leicester City. Unai Emery is keen to recruit at least four more players, with a striker, winger, midfielder and a right-back on his radar.
The latest transfer claims include that Villa are "ahead of the rest" in an ambitious bid to sign Atletico Madrid star Joao Felix. Elsewhere, the Villans are set to open talks with Bayer Leverkusen over signing Moussa Diaby as Unai Emery looks to strengthen his forward options this summer.
Keep up to date with all the latest news from Villa Park here at BirminghamLive.
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