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Manzambi maintains Aston Villa progress with win to seal dismal week for Newcastle

The Guardian Sport · 17 October 2026 at 19:38

Manzambi maintains Aston Villa progress with win to seal dismal week for Newcastle

There is a reason why Aston Villa were so desperate to hijack Johan Manzambi’s proposed move from Freiburg to Newcastle this summer which appeared nailed on.

The tall, quick, tricky, clever and perfectly balanced 21-year-old Switzerland attacking midfielder looked worth every penny of the record £50m plus fee Villa ended up paying for and duly delighted in showing Tynesiders what they missed.

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Manzambi maintains Aston Villa progress with win to seal dismal week for Newcastle

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