Tag: Aston Villa

Aston Villa are very close to securing a deal for Borussia Dortmund right winger Donyell Malen, who would effectively replace another former Bundesliga star in Moussa Diaby; the Frenchman just left for Saudi Arabia this past summer at a tidy profit despite struggling in his lone season at Villa Park. Although Aston Villa have Leon Bailey, the Jamaican international is getting older, and Villa don't have any other pure wingers. Malen could come in and be an explosive addition with real goal-scoring upside. Dortmund seem to be putting urgency on Aston Villa to get a deal done on the Bundesliga giant's terms by floating around the possibility of working on a deal with a Premier League rival. Aston Villa aren't just looking at Malen as an option on the right wing, though. They have al...

Aston Villa continue to be on the hunt for a Matty Cash replacement at right back, and that position remains atop the team's list of biggest needs to address in the January transfer market, alongside the right wing position. While Aston Villa have zeroed in on Borussia Dortmund standout Donyell Malen as their right winger of choice, the field is a little more wide open when it comes to right backs, especially since it is such a scarce position to find Champions League-quality talent. Currently in the Champions League but outside the top four in the Premier League, there is an impetus for Unai Emery and Monchi to find the best possible option at right back, and it seems like all roads are leading to the Spanish top flight, which, of course, is a transfer rumor mill favorite when it co...

Aston Villa have the best striker tandem in the Premier League in Ollie Watkins and Jhon Duran, and the two could not have more differing skill-sets when looking at Watkins's all-around excellence and Duran's sharpshooting. But even with Morgan Rodgers breaking out as a versatile creator, Aston Villa are looking for more attacking firepower in their effort to get back into the top four of the Premier League, particularly with Leon Bailey slowing in 2024/25. Donyell Malen is atop the list of transfer targets for Aston Villa, whose need for another winger only increased after the club agreed to sell Jaden Philogene to Ipswich Town this winter. Although Malen seems to be close to a move from Borussia Dortmund to Aston Villa, a deal is not official yet, and there may be a chance a Pre...

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...

Aston Villa are shorthanded in central defense right now, as one of their most important players, Pau Torres, fractured his metatarsal and will be out for the first two months to start 2025. Torres is one of the best center backs in the Premier League, so this is obviously a tough blow for the Lions, who are now looking for reinforcements in the January 2025 transfer window so that they can compete in the last six months of the season and maintain their standing as a Champions League side. According to a report from the Daily Mail, Aston Villa have been offered the opportunity to sign PSG star Milan Skriniar, who is one of the biggest names on the transfer market at center back. Skriniar was once one of the best center backs in the world at Inter Milan, winning the Scudetto in 202...

Aston Villa have two of the best center backs in the Premier League in Pau Torres and Ezri Konsa, both of whom have proven themselves as stars on an international level. But only one of them is healthy for the foreseeable future, as Torres suffered a fractured metatarsal about a week ago, leaving Aston Villa shorthanded entering the new year. Hence why Aston Villa are being linked to potential center back transfer targets. Their need in central defense may be increased by their own doing, though, as the Lions are close to making a high-profile sale. According to a report from the Daily Mail, Aston Villa are confident that they will finally be able to offload Brazilian central defender Diego Carlos, whom they tried hard to sell last year. Aston Villa believe they will be able to...