After Diego Carlos' exit and Mings' injury, Unai Emery's squad is short in central defence - Juan Foyth and Axel Disasi are both targets

Aston Villa are interested in signing Joao Felix from Chelsea before the end of the January transfer window. According to RMC Sport, Aston Villa are now in direct negotiations with Chelsea over a deal for Felix this month.

Aston Villa have until the end of the window to bring in some new faces Aston Villa have the chance to bolster their ranks with some new additions before the end of the January transfer window. They also have the opportunity to let some players leave should they wish to.

Aston Villa can secure a place in the top eight of the Champions League group stage but they need to beat Celtic at Villa Park if they have any hope of that happening

Aston Villa and Celtic will meet for the first time; the Villans' only previous European fixture against a fellow British club came in qualifying for the 2023-24 Conference League, winning 8-0 on aggregate against Hibernian.

Aston Villa take on Celtic this evening on matchday 8 of the league phase of the UEFA Champions League. Both sides have already secured a place in the preliminary play-off round, however, both can still finish in the top-8 and march straight into the round of 16.