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Aston Villa transfer news: 'Out of the question' - Villans ...

# Aston Villa transfer news: ‘Out of the question’ - Villans target explains why he stayed in Ligue 1 ## Lens turned away [Aston Villa](https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/aston-villa/) for Matthieu Udol /https%3A%2F%2Fsportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F08%2Ficonsport-371253-0008-1-6a72f8526d7e5694635817.jpg) © Iconsport / SUSA His 2025-26 season could also have earned him a move to a bigger club in the last transfer window. Matthieu Udol was courted. Lens notably [rejected an offer from Aston Villa](https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/aston-villa/transfer-talk/news/aston-villa-failed-with-summer-approach-for-ligue-1-defender_604650.html). The left-back has looked back on the summer approaches. ‘You tell yourself that it is the culmination of years

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