Reporter: Aston Villa need “more of a statement” deal after being tipped to move for 0-goal star

Reporter: Aston Villa need “more of a statement” deal after being tipped to move for 0-goal star

According to transfer insider Dean Jones,

Aston Villa has to “make more of a statement” than recruit Villarreal

striker Ben Brereton Diaz during the 2024 winter transfer window at Villa Park.

This is in response to commentator Micah Richards’ assertion.

With a strong start to the 2023–24 Premier League season,

Unai Emery’s Villans team has guaranteed their place in the

Europa Conference League’s round of 16,

having won their group.

Sensing a unique opportunity that might not come around again,

Villa may try to strengthen their chances of making it into the 2024–25

Champions League by entering the January market.

After finding it difficult to adjust to life at Villarreal after joining

La Liga in the summer transfer window of 2023,

Brereton Diaz may become available on the market;

he has yet to score for the team.

Aston Villa wants to increase their prospects of winning the Premier League.

Before the 2023–24 season’s Christmas break,

very few would have predicted Aston Villa to be solidly in

the running for the Premier League championship.

Nevertheless, since Emery replaced Steven Gerrard as head coach of the Villans at the end of 2022,

the team has continued to advance under the former Arsenal boss.

Villa will believe they have a great chance of at least

placing in the Premier League’s top four and earning a spot in

the Champions League for the next season after Emery turned them from relegation

candidates to competitors in the Europa Conference League.

To maintain their stellar record,

Villa might need to bolster their roster during the winter transfer window of 2024.

Ollie Watkins, the team’s top scorer, has been essential to the West Midlands giants’ success,

but they may feel as though they have little choices at centre forward behind the England international.

In the event of a Watkins injury or suspension, Jhon Duran would be Villa’s sole reliable striker.

The 20-year-old, who only joined the team from

Major League Soccer team Chicago Fire at the beginning of 2023,

offers comparatively less experience than Watkins.

On December 13, former Villa defender and broadcaster Richards made

the following suggestion on The Rest is Football podcast:

Villa could sign Brereton Diaz of Villarreal in January.

“I’ll go with someone you guys probably haven’t seen play;

you guys already know who it is.

He’s left field.” We don’t watch a lot of the Championship,

no offence intended. Since we’re constantly working,

we occasionally witness the games but not usually the highlights.

Someone who was at Blackburn,

similar to Brereton Diaz. I mean, someone who’s kind of on the edge of a certain level.

Before the winter transfer market opens, journalist Ben Jacobs recently told GIVEMESPORT (3rd December)

that Brereton Diaz would be a player to keep an eye on at Leeds United.

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Dean Jones on Aston Villa’s Brereton Diaz

Jones has stated that it wouldn’t be a bad idea for Villa to look into signing Brereton Diaz,

but he thinks it would be unusual to make the trade for the player who is reportedly paid £29,000 per week.

According to the journalist, the team needs a new player to

bolster the group and demonstrate that they are “heading in a certain direction.”

Smith stated to GIVEMESPORT:

It’s not the usual one. Looking at Brereton Diaz or a player of his calibre isn’t always a bad idea, in my opinion.

However, Aston Villa’s current situation might see them surprisingly leading the league come Christmas.

Even though it may come as a surprise, if you find yourself in that situation,

you’ll likely want to create a bigger impression than signing Brereton Diaz.

Although that may sound disrespectful, that isn’t the case.

It all comes down to motivating the team and giving them a sense of purpose.

News about Aston Villa transfers, including an update on Samuel Iling-Junior

It’s not surprise that a variety of reports are circulating as

the Premier League gets ready for a hectic January as the 2024 winter transfer window draws near.

Tuttomercatoweb reports that Tottenham Hotspur,

Aston Villa, and Brighton & Hove Albion have reached out to

Juventus over the winger Samuel Iling-Junior’s potential transfer.

Emery may try to bolster his wide man corps,

as his team is thin in that area following Emiliano Buendia’s serious preseason knee ligament injury.

The Argentina international’s absence is likely to last for the foreseeable future and

will prevent Villa from competing in the final stages of

the Europa Conference League for the balance of the 2023–2024 season.

Football Insider has reported that Barcelona may decide to end Clement Lenglet’s Aston Villa loan in January.

The 28-year-old centre back has just made one Premier League appearance for Emery’s team;

AC Milan is reportedly interested in permanently moving him away from the Catalan giants.

To provide sufficient coverage for Diego Carlos, Ezri Konsa,

and Pau Torres, the circumstances may force the former European Cup winners to sign another centre defender.

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