Hello and welcome to today's live updates, bringing you the latest news from in and around Villa Park on Sunday, 19 June, 2022. Fans have been handed a summer trip to the south coast by the fixtures with Villa kicking off their season away at newly-promoted Bournemouth. And it seems that Gerrard is keen to further add to his squad, having been linked with a number of other players since the start of the transfer window. Reports say that left-back is a position that Villa are keen to strengthen next. There is also expected to be further outgoings after Matt Targett completed a permanent move to Newcastle United for £15mStay here for the latest from Villa Park throughout the day.

Source: Metro June 20, 2022 09:25 UTC