Transfer News

This past summer, it looked like Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran had one foot out the door at Villa Park, as West Ham and other notable clubs around European football were angling to sign the Colombian, viewed as one of the highest-upside striker prospects on the planet. It got to the point where some frustrated fans wanted Villa to part ways with Duran for a fee somewhere north of 50 million euros, as West Ham, for example, were highly interest in making Duran the centerpiece of their new attacking project. Instead, Unai Emery buckled down and stood firm on his desire to avoid selling Duran at anything other than an astronomical, totally unreasonable figure, because he saw the potential in the No. 9, even with a logjam at the position created by reigning Premier League Player of the ...

Aston Villa have been in the market for right back help for quite some time now, as Matty Cash hasn't been cutting it when comparing him to other starting right backs in the top seven of the Premier League. After securing a top-four finish last season and Champions League football, Aston Villa have found themselves in a much more difficult fight to secure UCL action next season. So Unai Emery and Monchi will have to make a couple of splashes this winter, too, in order to remain proactive and make sure they give themselves the best chance of success in the second half of the campaign. According to a report from Spanish footballing insider Matteo Moretto of Relevo, Aston Villa are showing interest in two of the best right backs in LaLiga, Juan Foyth of Villarreal and Rayo Vallecano'...

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has built something special in Birmingham, as the Lions reached the Champions League last season and have successively improved in each campaign under the Spanish coach. Emery, as much as he was panned at Arsenal, is one of the most acclaimed coaches in European football and a serial winner at the international cup level, boasting a bevy of Europa League success in Spain at two historic clubs in Sevilla and Villarreal. At his most recent stop, Villarreal, Emery helped develop some of European football's biggest gems, including one standout who traveled with him from Villarreal to Aston Villa in Pau Torres, a left-footed center back. Over the years, the transfer rumor mill has salivated at the prospect of Emery bringing someone else from Villarreal wi...