This would have been the perfect finishing touch for Emery’s summer upgrades…
Aston Villa has undergone a complete transformation under Unai Emery, and as a result of their success in the Premier League last year, they have qualified for the Europa Conference League.
The Villans kept improving off the pitch throughout the summer as well, bringing in players like Moussa Diaby and Pau Torres. Emery’s team has, however, shown signs of life on the pitch, with convincing victories over Everton and Burnley sandwiched between subpar performances against Newcastle United and Liverpool.
The Midlands club has made expressions of desire despite the losses, and even explored breaking their transfer record for a certain player during the summer transfer window.
Who did Aston Villa sign in the summer transfer window?
In total, Emery and colleagues welcomed five reinforcements in the summer transfer window, spending €93m (£80m) in the process. So far, the group’s choice is still Diaby.
The former Bayer Leverkusen winger was involved in three goals in five games, scoring two and providing one assist in an impressive start at Villa Park. The arrival of Diaby ended Villa’s search for the winger, but before that they were looking to break their transfer record. According to Goal’s Romeo Agresti, via Sport Witness, Aston Villa are considering a bid of around €70m (£60m) for Chiesa this summer, which would break their current transfer record. is 52 million pounds. to the Midlands Club. early this summer.
But now that the transfer window has closed, Chiesa is still a member of Juventus, and Villa have scored goals from both of their sides, so perhaps the outcome was good for everyone, especially the Serie A giants.
Despite Juve’s own off-the-field issues and the supposed “threat” from Villa, Monchi and company decided against signing the winger.
Should Chiesa have joined Aston Villa!?
There are worse options in Europe than Chiesa, who is finally back fully fit and ready to return to Juventus. The Italian has also had a perfect start in Serie A this season, scoring twice in three games, proving he is ready to return to play for his team.
The winger also received plenty of praise during his time in Italy, including from Rio Ferdinand, who previously said via The Metro:
“He is a fantastic player and has been contacted by a number of clubs in England. I’m sure they’ll ask ‘why don’t we recruit him?’
“He’s just a great footballer. Given the intensity of his play, which we saw at the Euros, he is the main threat to the Italians who have won the tournament.
It’s his desire and pace. He’s the one that poses a threat, he’s strong, and he wants to sneak up on you. He is that versatile striker of the present day who is equally at home playing out wide as he is in the middle of the front line. He moves with such speed and directness that defenders are rattled.
Given Chiesa’s undeniable quality, Villa will now just be praying they don’t look back and regret not going all out for him this summer.
