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It appears Aston Villa have a new Head of Performance Analysis and Technical Recruitment.

After being at Southampton for six years, Andrew Stone last week confirmed via Twitter that he would be leaving St Mary’s.

After plenty of speculation, his Twitter profile reads thus...

While there has been no official confirmation from the club as of yet, it appears Villa have moved to add a fresh impetus to the way they conduct their buying of players - which could have an effect on the role held by Paddy Riley.

Stone knows new Villa boss Roberto Di Matteo well - the pair worked together at MK Dons before Di Matteo left for West Brom and Stone departed for the Saints.

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