Villa will open their pre-season with a game at Walsall on Wednesday, 16 July before travelling to Germany to take on Hansa Rostock on Saturday, 19 July.

Villa come into the game on the back of a full week of preparation, following a 1-0 home win over Fulham last Saturday. Opponents Bournemouth are pushing to qualify for European competition for the first time in their history, currently sitting eighth in the table after a 2-1 win over Arsenal at the Emirates last weekend.

Aston Villa midfielder Youri Tielemans could miss the remainder of the season after sustaining a muscle injury. It is feared the 28-year-old, who is yet to miss a Premier League match this season, could now be sidelined for Villa’s final three top-flight games of the campaign against Bournemouth,