{"id":747705,"date":"2026-08-24T01:24:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T01:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/747705\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T01:24:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T01:24:21","slug":"southampton-reject-aston-villas-improved-offer-for-taylor-harwood-bellis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/747705\/","title":{"rendered":"Southampton reject Aston Villa\u2019s improved offer for Taylor Harwood-Bellis"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Harwood-Bellis was left out of Southampton’s win against Stoke City due to uncertainty over his future Robin Jones\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Aug. 23, 2026 Updated 5:56 pm EDT<\/p>\n

Southampton have rejected an improved offer from Aston Villa for centre-back Taylor Harwood-Bellis.<\/p>\n

Talks are continuing between the clubs as Villa seek to replace Ezri Konsa after the defender\u2019s \u00a351million move to Arsenal.<\/p>\n

The England international is one of three targets for Unai Emery\u2019s side to strengthen in defence, alongside Club Brugge\u2019s Joel Ordonez who The Athletic reported<\/a> on Sunday they have also made an approach for.<\/p>\n

The latest offer for Harwood-Bellis is an improvement on their initial bid<\/a> worth \u00a318million ($24.5m) plus add-ons, which The Athletic\u00a0reported earlier this week was rejected.<\/p>\n

Harwood-Bellis came through Manchester City\u2019s academy before joining the Championship side permanently in 2024, after an initial loan spell. He has made 134 appearances for Southampton, scoring 12 and providing seven assists, while also making his England debut under Lee Carsley in 2024.<\/p>\n

This term, the defender played the entirety of the 2-0 League Cup victory over Colchester United on August 8 and the 2-1 league defeat to Watford. He was left out of Southampton\u2019s win over Stoke City on Saturday, however, due to doubts around his future.<\/p>\n

Southampton are last in the Championship, having started with a four-point deduction for spying on other clubs last season.<\/p>\n

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