bird of the day 2: african barred owlet
(glaucidium capense)
> found in: sub-Saharan Africa
> habitat: variety of forest habitats, including lowland rainforests and montane forests
> eats: insects, small mammals, and reptiles
> status: least concern
📸: https://t.co/5nrkWyAMHY
🚨🟣🔵 Leon Goretzka to Aston Villa, here we go! Verbal agreement in place with the German midfielder after direct call with Unai Emery.
Verbal green light to #AVFC project with club planning for medical and signature this upcoming week.
Documents ready - follows @MatteMoretto.
Aston Villa can confirm that the club’s appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport regarding the registration of Brian Madjo has been upheld.
17-year-old Madjo signed for the club from Metz in January. Born in Enfield, London and a UK citizen, he left England at a young age and was raised in Luxembourg but has been unable to play due to FIFA‘s rules on the international transfer of minors.
The striker has scored four goals in pre-season so far, including two in the opening friendly fixture against Walsall.
The court’s decision today means that Brian will be registered as an Aston Villa player and eligible to play in official competition matches for the forthcoming season.
Aston Villa can confirm that Youri Tielemans has completed a permanent transfer to Manchester United.
Having joined on a free transfer from Leicester City in 2023, Tielemans leaves Villa a UEFA Europa League winner, netting a stunning volley in the final that set Unai Emery’s side on their way to victory over Freiburg in May.
Captain of his national team at the FIFA World Cup, Tielemans was a fan favourite in claret and blue, with his stellar performances earning him both Players’ Player and Supporters’ Player of the Season awards at the end of the 2024/25 campaign.
He made a total of 134 appearances for Aston Villa in all competitions, scoring ten goals.
A popular and highly-respected member of the dressing room, everyone at Aston Villa would like to thank Youri for his service to the club and wish him the very best in his future career.
Erling Haaland is not so keen on Konsa, who has been the Norwegian star’s Kryptonite at club level. In five League games against him for City, Haaland has scored just one goal across a total of 406 minutes. The last three of those duels between the two men have ended with Konsa on the winning team.
Across his 90 minutes against Mexico in the Estadio Azteca, Konsa won all of his ground duels and made the most defensive contributions (eight) of Thomas Tuchel’s team. On the ball, he registered 93 per cent passing accuracy and 100 per cent accuracy for long balls. The centre-back finished the game as an emergency right wing-back after Jarell Quansah had been sent off.
@Matt_Law_DT looks at why Tuchel loves Konsa ⤵️
https://t.co/KxXnhD5tDK
A childhood dream fulfilled but scoring Scotland’s winner in our first World Cup game in 28 years is just bonkers! The support last night and back home is just as expected. Quality! Let’s keep going!! 🏴🏴
Ollie Watkins is the first player in Premier League history to score a brace against each of Man City, Liverpool and Chelsea in the same campaign.
#AVFC