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Aston Villa's Joe Bennett set to join Cardiff City

Tony Xia has today confirmed left-back Joe Bennett is set to join Cardiff City as Villa continue to overhaul their squad.

Published Aug 26, 2016

Roberto Di Matteo has made it no secret that there will continue to be departures at Villa Park as they look to balance out the new additions.

Cardiff have been looking for a replacement after losing Fabio da Silva to Middlesbrough last week, and Bennett will be seen as a the perfect fit.

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