Aston Villa leave new signing Taylor Harwood-Bellis and teenage striker Brian Madjo out of their Champions League squad for the league stage. Both BBC Football and Yahoo Sports report that the pair are not included in the players registered for the competition’s league phase.
The reports also note that Harwood-Bellis joins Villa from Southampton for around £30m. While Villa’s squad selection for the league stage excludes these additions, the outlets do not indicate a specific reason related to fitness or disciplinary issues. The coverage focuses on the eligibility decision and the absence of these players from the registered list.
Overall, the two outlets align on the key point that Villa have omitted Harwood-Bellis and Madjo from their Champions League league-phase squad, despite the defender’s recent transfer to the club.
