Aston Villa could reportedly land a Turkish League star this summer after Unai Emery personally agreed to the move.
Villa and NSWE support Emery
After Aston Villa’s incredible progress, it would be foolish not to support the Spaniard. When he took over the club battling relegation, he once again transformed it into a Premier League powerhouse and looks set to return to the Champions League for the first time since the 1980s, with a lead of seven Points ahead of fifth-placed Tottenham with Ange Postecoglou’s team only has three games left.
They could still win silverware, although they need a historic result against Olympiacos in Athens on Thursday after suffering a 4-2 defeat to the Greek side in the UEFA Conference League semi-finals at Villa Park.
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Aston Villa under Unai Emery |
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games |
80 |
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Win % |
55% |
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Goals scored per game |
1.9 |
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Goals conceded per game |
1.34 |
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Points per game |
1.84 |
That would be a final against Fiorentina and Club Brugge and would cap an already incredible season in the Midlands.
Transfer plans have already been implemented and Villa appear ready to pounce on Spanish free agent Mario Hermoso at Emery’s request. They have also reportedly sent scouts to monitor Alex Baena ahead of a potential summer transfer, with the Villarreal man having previously played for Emery, although it is understood the Villans will use his reported €60m (52.15 million euros) release clause to do so million pounds) would have to trigger any deal that comes about this summer.
Muci offer receives Emery seal of approval
A new target is Besiktas midfielder Ernest Muci, who Villa reportedly have a long-term interest in. The attacking midfielder has scored two goals in seven games for Besiktas, but Villa fans will remember him for the three goals he scored in two games against them earlier in the season while plying his trade for Legia Warsaw.
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With this ambitious signing, Unai Emery’s team would cement their hopeful status among Europe’s elite.
Besiktas president Hasam Arat has claimed he has rejected an offer and is keen to keep the Albanian beyond this summer.
“A club from Europe made an offer of 20 million euros for Ernest Muci. But I declined the offer. He is a player with great potential and we want him to stay with us next season.
The Albanian international, who has already won nine caps, has a contract that runs until 2027. As he takes home £49,000 a week, he has shown no intention of changing clubs six months after his arrival.
But that hasn’t stopped Villa from trying. Reports from Turkey now claim that “an official offer” for the midfielder is “on the way”, although that offer is expected to be around €15 million, which is likely to be rejected given that an offer of €20 million has already been rejected .
However, the deal is moving forward after Emery gave his “approval” to the deal, which could replace loanee Nicolo Zaniolo in Aston Villa’s midfield. With that in mind, and given that Emery has already established himself at Villa Park, the Midlands could increase their bid to make Emery their man.