Express and Star: Villa were today awaiting news on James Collins after the defender suffered a suspected fractured cheekbone from an x-rated challenge while on Wales duty.

Daily Mail: Aston Villa will announce their new management team early next week with Gerard Houllier expected to link up with current caretaker boss Kevin MacDonald.

Daily Star: Gerard Houllier is set to be unveiled as the head of a new Aston Villa boot room - as part of a major gamble by Randy Lerner.

Independent: Gerard Houllier would not be interested in a director of football role at Aston Villa and neither are the club intending to implement a two-tier style of management that would incorporate such a role.

Birmingham Mail: Andy Marshall has returned to Villa - just three months after being released - to boost the claret and blues' senior squad to 23.

The Sun: Roberto Donadoni has expressed an interest in the vacant manager's job at Aston Villa.

Sky Sports: Sky Sports News understands that former Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier has been interviewed for the vacant manager's job at Aston Villa.

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