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Nicolo Zaniolo is AVAILABLE for Aston Villa's match against West Ham on Sunday despite facing questions from authorities about the Italian football betting scandal

Nicolo Zaniolo will be available for Aston Villa's match against West Ham on Sunday despite being questioned about the illegal betting scandal in Italian football.

Italian authorities are looking into Zaniolo and Newcastle star Sandro Tonali as part of a widescale investigation into alleged illegal betting.

Aston Villa confirmed that Zaniolo is assisting the investigation and has met with senior club officials.

They added that the 24-year-old is training with the first-team squad as normal.

More than 40 players are suspected of being involved in the betting scandal that has rocked Italian football.