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Aston Villa are in the market for a new right back in the January 2025 transfer window, as Matty Cash has proven to be a mediocre option at the position for a Champions League-level side - and he needs some additional cover anyway. In their pursuit of immediate depth, Aston Villa have been on the lookout for a number of right back options this winter, with most of the search focusing on LaLiga. Andrei Ratiu of Rayo Vallecano, Villarreal star Juan Foyth, and Celta Vigo's Oscar Mingueza are the three most linked names. Mingueza appeared to be the favorite, but there are now understandably doubts about whether or not Villa are going to activate his 20 million euro release clause. While Mingueza is having a strong season as a playmaker in Vigo with five LaLiga assists, the player is m...

Aston Villa have been hard at work again in the January 2025 transfer market, just as they have always been since Unai Emery took charge of the club as manager with his close confidant from Sevilla, sporting director Monchi. The Villains are a little off the Champions League pace this season, and they have a number of needs in their squad, with the two biggest being a dynamic winger and a right back. Right now, the main transfer focus for Aston Villa this winter has been adding a winger to take pressure off former Bundesliga star Leon Bailey, as they have yet to replace another former Bayer Leverkusen winger, Moussa Diaby, who was sold for a modest profit last summer to the Saudi Pro League after a mediocre first season at Villa Park. Well, Aston Villa seem to be headed back to th...

Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran has the makings of being the next great No. 9 in the Premier League, and his breakout has been great news for fans of quality football as a whole, simply because the level of talent at this marquee position has fallen off globally. Duran has scored seven goals in just around 600 Premier League minutes this season, showcasing clinical finishing and an ability to score from any angle or distance when the opportunity strikes. So far, Aston Villa have been managing Duran's minutes as a 21-year-old, and they already have one of the best all-around strikers in the league in Ollie Watkins, who played a pivotal role in firing the Villains to the Champions League. Even as a backup, Duran has turned heads around Europe. After Aston Villa kept him against inter...

Aston Villa have sort of a 1a and 1b situation when it comes to their biggest transfer priority in the January 2025 transfer window. On the one hand, they have been chasing Dortmund winger Donyell Malen the most of any target in order to bolster their attack, but they have also been in need of a new right back for quite some time. Malen isn't the only right winger on their radar either, as Aston Villa could also make a plunge for AC Milan standout Samuel Chukwueze, an overqualified backup who previously shone under Unai Emery at Villarreal. At right back, the field is more wide open, but Emery and Monchi continue to be linked to prominent LaLiga targets, including Rayo Vallecano's Euro 2024 standout Andrei Ratiu, another Villarreal player in Juan Foyth, and Barcelona academy product ...