Villa in talks for Brugge defender Ordonez

Aston Villa have turned to Ecuador international Joel Ordonez after failing to land Taylor Harwood-Bellis.

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What happened. Aston Villa are working to sign Club Brugge's Joel Ordonez after failing to agree a deal with Southampton for Taylor Harwood-Bellis.

• Ordonez is 22 and played for Ecuador at the World Cup.
• He has made 124 appearances for Club Brugge since 2022.
• Villa sold Ezri Konsa to Arsenal last week.

Villa need defensive reinforcements after losing key players and a 4-0 defeat to Brighton.

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