Villa in talks with Burnley set-piece coach Fjelde

After losing Austin MacPhee to Chelsea, Aston Villa target Norwegian set-piece specialist.

What happened. Burnley set-piece coach Pal Fjelde is in talks to join Aston Villa as a replacement for Austin MacPhee, who left for Chelsea last month.

• Fjelde joined Burnley last year.
• He has been Norway's set-piece coach since June 2022.
• As a player, he featured for Norwegian clubs Viking and Bryne.

Villa are moving quickly to fill the coaching void left by MacPhee's departure.

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