Aston Villa There are reportedly talks about signing a striker whose contract currently expires at the end of this month, with Unai EmeryThe side are looking to leverage existing connectivity in a bid to facilitate the move.
Aston Villa 'moving' on new signings for January
Emery, speaking in his final press conference before the match Premier League During the clash with Leicester City this afternoon, he admitted that the club is actively working on transfers in the January window.
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Villa's form has seen a real decline overall since the start of 2024/25, when they originally started in excellent fashion, losing the most league games of any team in the top 10 alongside current champions Man City.
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Aston Villa's next five matches in the English Premier League |
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Leicester City (home) |
today |
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Everton (away) |
January 15 |
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Aston Villa (away) |
January 18 |
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West Ham (home) |
January 26 |
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wolves (away) |
February 1 |
They have been encouraged by recent wins over Brentford, Southampton, City and RB Leipzig in the Champions League over the past month, but they are clearly far from finished, despite finishing in the top four last season.
Emery says they can use January as an opportunity to strengthen their ranks, and that Villa are “moving forward” in pursuit of potential targets.
“We started the new year and finished 2024 on a high note.” He said Emery in his press conference on Friday.
“We achieved the best goal we could dream of at that moment, which is to be in Europe, to be in the Champions League and to play in the Champions League this year.
“Now, we start the new year focusing on our game against Leicester, starting at Villa Park. We had a very good year, but we are trying to break away from last year, last season and this season. In the first part of the season, we don’t really think we are bad, but we can To be better, the league is our priority.
“Of course, we are in the transfer period as well, and the club is moving forward to try to raise our level in the team in case we can sign new players and in case someone has to leave, we are open to doing that. But the most important thing for me is tomorrow’s match.”
Aston Villa are in talks to sign Vissel Kobe striker Taisei Miyashiro
There are reports of this Villa are trying to lure Marco Asensio away from Paris Saint-GermainThey are now believed to have their eyes on Vissel Kobe striker Taisei Miyashiro as well.
In fact, as reported by media outlet Fila News, V Sports (the holding company that owns the club) has a direct link with Vissel Kobe as one of the teams within its portfolio, and this could help facilitate Miyashiro's transfer.
The VN mentions that Villa are in talks to sign Miyashiro for EmeryIt is definitely worth noting that the Japanese striker will be out of contract at the end of this month, according to Transfer market.
The 24-year-old scored 11 goals last year and could be a potential replacement for Jaden Villeugen, who is heading out.