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Aston Villa Daily Digest: Thursday 27 August 2026

Sky Sports and the Athletic report Villa and Chelsea have agreed a deal worth up to sixty five million pounds for Nicolas Jackson, and the BBC say it could clear the way for Ollie Watkins to join Al Hilal. Villa are drawn away at Coventry City in the Carabao Cup third round, Tommi O'Reilly joins Doncaster Rovers on loan, and the club apologises for a ticketing error. The Champions League draw is this afternoon.

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