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aston villa They have been urged to strike a “no-brainer” deal for a La Liga star who took a pay cut to join them last summer.
Aston Villa ready for Chelsea after dip in form
Friday’s trip to Molineux was supposed to be simple.
Wolves are bottom of the table, doomed from the title and already empty. Instead, Vera was defeated in battle, overworked, and sent home with nothing to gain.
Joao Gomez’s thunderous shot struck off the underside of the crossbar shortly after the break and when substitute Rodrigo Gomez ended the game in the eighth minute of injury time, Unai Emery Enough has been seen.
The Villa boss stormed into the tunnel before the final whistle – and who could blame him.
That’s the kind of show it is. Toothless, bland and lacking the spark that ignited Villa in the first half of the season. Ollie Watkins barely got a whiff. Morgan Rogers failed to find his best form.
Villa had the ball but made absolutely no move, and a team that just two months ago were competing with Arsenal for the title are now anxiously watching the battle for the top four with Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool.
Emery himself admitted this after the game, admitting his dream of challenging for the title Premier League Already gone. The Champions League is now the goal, but even that is no longer a guarantee.
Chelsea arrive at Villa Park on Wednesday in a game that suddenly takes on huge significance. A win would stabilize the team and put Villa firmly within the top four heading into the Europa League last-16 first leg in Lille later this month.
Once it fails, the pressure quickly mounts.
It is against this backdrop that the former Villa scout Brian King He had a poignant message for the club – and he didn’t back down.
Aston Villa re-sign Marcus Rashford told by former scout
King shocked when Villa chose not to sign Marcus Rashford After spending last year on loan from Manchester United, he left permanently.
The 28-year-old arrived at Villa Park struggling for form and confidence but flourished under Emery and was eventually loaned out to Barcelona.
King believes the decision to let him leave was a serious mistake – one that he believes Villa now have the chance to right.
“I think Aston Villa should sign him after what he did there,” King told Villa News.
“I think Villa made a mistake not to sign him and I know Barcelona is Barcelona.
“Ultimately, Villa bailed him out at the time because he wasn’t playing for Manchester United. I still say Villa saved Rashford’s career and I’m surprised they gave up on him.
“If they can do a deal for him in the summer, that’s a no-brainer. They already have a fantastic opportunity to sign him because he’ll take a cut on his wages to join Villa.”
There are reports that Barcelona want to make Rashford a permanent move for around £26 million.
But if they balk at the fee, Villa should be ready to attack. Looking at their current offensive struggles, King’s logic is irrefutable.
elsewhere, Emery is believed to be personally keen on signing Chelsea striker Nicholas Jackson Once he returns from his loan spell at Bayern Munich.
