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Aleksandar Tonev and Antonio Luna are among the notable absentees from the Aston Villa squad for this week’s Texas tour.

Academy rookies Callum Robinson and Samir Carruthers have also been left behind, but teenage winger Jack Grealish has made the trip.

Captain Ron Vlaar has been excused the trip to the United States because he is on extended leave following his World Cup heroics with Holland.

But injured strikers Christian Benteke and Libor Kozak are among the 26-player travelling party so they can join in the claret and blue camaraderie.

Brad Guzan will link up with the squad after taking a holiday in the States following his involvement with the U.S. national squad at Brazil 2014.

Philippe Senderos also got to meet his new Villa team-mates for the first time as he joined Saturday’s flight from Heathrow to Dallas.

Enda Stevens has been preferred to Luna to challenge Joe Bennett and new signing Kieran Richardson for a left-back role, with reports the Spanish defender is close to leaving Villa.

Full squad: Brad Guzan, Jed Steer, Shay Given, Matt Lowton, Alan Hutton, Jores Okore, Ciaran Clark, Philippe Senderos, Nathan Baker, Chris Herd, Joe Bennett, Kieran Richardson, Enda Stevens, Fabian Delph, Ashley Westwood, Karim El Ahmadi, Leandro Bacuna, Gary Gardner, Charles N’Zogbia, Joe Cole, Jack Grealish, Andi Weimann, Gabby Agbonlahor, Christian Benteke, Darren Bent, Libor Kozak.