Kortney Hause signs new contract at Aston Villa
Defender Kortney Hause has committed his future to Villa by signing a new long-term contract.
The 26-year-old has agreed a deal which will keep him at Villa Park until 2025.
Villa had the option of extending Hause’s existing contract by a further year beyond this summer.
But they have moved to tie him down for the longer term amid interest from other Premier League clubs, including West Ham and Watford. The latter are thought to have seen an approach turned down earlier this month.
Hause initially joined Villa on loan from Wolves three years ago, with the move being made permanent after the club won promotion back to the Premier League in May 2019.
He has gone on to make 31 top flight appearances, often utilised as a back-up to the club’s first-choice centre-half pairing of Ezri Konsa and Tyrone Mings.
Hause is understood to have received assurances from boss Steven Gerrard he will be given every chance to fight for more regular playing time during talks over the new deal.
The former England under-21 international is in line to start for Villa in Saturday’s Premier League match at Everton, with Konsa expected to miss out with a hip injury.
Hause told VillaTV: “I’m over the moon. It’s a big club, a big part of my life, big part of my football career.
“Since the day I signed, I’ve felt a real love for the club in terms of showing how much they wanted to bring me to the club.
“So from the first day I signed, I’ve felt loved and wanted and to extend for another three-and-a-half years. I’m very, very happy, I’m delighted.”
