Nottingham Forest are exploring a deal to re-sign Aston Villa right-back Matty Cash. The 28-year-old is among Forest’s options as they look to strengthen the right side of defence. The club have also been pursuing a deal for Manchester City’s Rico Lewis.

With the club happy to sell him, The Athletic’s Aston Villa writer, Jacob Tanswell, has revealed via X (20 August) that Cash’s former club Nottingham Forest are exploring a deal to re-sign him before the window closes.

Nottingham Forest could make a move for old boy Matty Cash, who is in the final two years of his Aston Villa contract

While Villa have not specified the terms of the agreement with Roma, it is suggested by transfer expert Fabrizio Romano that the Premier League club are only receiving a €2m (£1.72m) loan fee. The assumption is that Roma will be taking on Bailey's wages in full to provide Villa with leeway on that front.

Jacob Ramsey says he has lived his "dream" being able to play for Aston Villa after leaving the club to join Newcastle. The 24-year-old posted an emotional farewell to his boyhood and fans on social media after completing a £40m move to St James' Park over the weekend.

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Girona are close to signing Alex Moreno from Aston Villa. The 32-year-old has less than a year remaining on his Villa contract and would therefore become a free agent next summer. It is unclear whether the La Liga club will sign Moreno on loan or permanently, but getting his wages off the books is believed to be the most important factor for Villa.

Villa star Morgan Rogers outlined his World Cup dream after winning the PFA young player of the year award. The 23-year-old became just the fifth Villa player to win the prize but promised the best is still to come as he aims to continue his remarkable rise.

The clubs had agreed an upfront fee of £39million ($52.8m) along with a further £5m in harder to achieve add-ons for the central midfielder.

Aston Villa are not under pressure to sell striker Ollie Watkins even though he continues to be linked with a move away from Villa Park this summer (h/t Birmingham Mail).The Villains do not plan on