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Aston Villa have been scouring the market for possible right back options in the January 2025 transfer market, as the club looks to upgrade on the flawed Matty Cash, whose lack of attacking quality has hamstrung the wingers, particularly when it comes to getting inside to take on more shtos. For the most part, Aston Villa have focused their search on LaLiga, which is a familiar market to both Unai Emery and Monchi and contains undervalued players. But problematically, LaLiga doesn't have much high-end talent at right back that would help a Champions League-level side in the Premier League, particularly when it comes to being able to get forward. In general, pickings at right back are slim, which is part of the reason why Aston Villa have been sticking with Cash, who is still a better...

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...