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title: "Aston Villa: Fans react to Marcus Bettinelli links"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-fans-react-to-marcus-bettinelli-links/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Aston Villa"
published: "2021-07-22T10:10:15Z"
modified: "2021-07-22T10:10:15Z"
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# Aston Villa: Fans react to Marcus Bettinelli links

**Aston Villa have been linked with a move for former Fulham goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli in recent days.**

And plenty of Villa supporters have had their say on a possible move for the shot-stopper on social media.

According to [The Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9807167/Aston-Villa-want-ex-Fulham-keeper-Marcus-Bettinelli-face-competition-Arsenal-Chelsea.html), Villa have moved for the 29-year-old, who is currently a free agent. The [report](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9807167/Aston-Villa-want-ex-Fulham-keeper-Marcus-Bettinelli-face-competition-Arsenal-Chelsea.html) suggests that both Arsenal and Chelsea are also tracking Bettinelli, who was called up to Gareth Southgate’s England squad back in the 2017/18 campaign.

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Bettinelli [spent last season on loan at Middlesbrough](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/marcus-bettinelli/leistungsdaten/spieler/116648/plus/0?saison=2020) and is viewed as competition for Emiliano Martinez and Jed Steer at Villa Park.

The former Fulham man made [120](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/marcus-bettinelli/leistungsdaten/spieler/116648) appearances for the Cottagers, keeping [31](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/marcus-bettinelli/leistungsdaten/spieler/116648) clean sheets, one of which came [against Villa in the Championship playoff final at Wembley in 2018](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44178427).

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### Villa fans react

[@villareport](https://twitter.com/villareport/status/1417524879562354692) shared the links to Bettinelli on Twitter on Tuesday evening. This is what these Villa supporters had to say in reply, with on describing a potential deal as ‘sound’.

**“This isn’t a bad move, he’s still close with Targett.”**

[Credit: @LordMillman29](https://twitter.com/LordMillman29/status/1417527505225932806)

**“Third choice keeper, that’s sound”**

[Credit: @tom\_avfc1](https://twitter.com/tom_avfc1/status/1417526002352377857)

**“i’ll take it”**

[Credit: @catrinedwards18](https://twitter.com/catrinedwards18/status/1417526686195793924)

**“WOW ERM”**

[Credit: @Tom\_Price\_AVFC\_](https://twitter.com/Tom_Price_AVFC_/status/1417525070646464512)

**“Another Lange masterclass?”**

[Credit: @AVFCJJC](https://twitter.com/AVFCJJC/status/1417525238456332290)

**“For free this would be decent back up for Emi and Jed”**

[Credit: @MerseMagic](https://twitter.com/MerseMagic/status/1417526923501125638)

***In other news: Aston Villa fans react to links with a [Bundesliga ace](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-transfer-rumours/aston-villa-fans-react-to-leon-bailey-links/).***