Unai Emery and the recruitment staff at Aston Villa are getting ready for what looks to be a hectic transfer window, with plenty of departures and arrivals anticipated.The Spaniard began to fine-tune his roster in January as Alex Moreno and Jhon Duran joined the team while several players left on loan or on permanent contracts. Frederic Guilbert left the team to join Strasbourg in Ligue 1, while fellow countryman Morgan Sanson joined him on loan in Alsace.Aston Villa, Leeds United, and West Ham are amongst the clubs interested in departing Lyon striker Moussa Dembele. (Birmingham Mail) pic.twitter.com/poC31uBAel— Transfer News Central (@TransferNewsCen) May 9, 2023 While Danny Ings was permitted to join West Ham for $19 million, Cameron Archer and Marvellous Nakamba also left on loan deals to Championship clubs Middlesborough and Luton Town, respectively. Both Jan Bednarek and Ludwig Augustinsson, who joined the team on loans last summer, had their contracts terminated.Emery has been working with the club’s transfer committee to establish plans for when the season finishes before the summer window opens. The head coach of Villa will make some bold moves, including going after a star forward, while also hoping to bolster the midfield.The number of players that Villa acquires during the off-season may rely on whether the team secures a spot in European football this season. The upcoming campaign will require a more substantial squad, and Emery will be granted the cash he needs to keep improving the team’s composition to efficiently compete at the highest level domestically, internationally and at the cup tournaments.##NAJAVA_MECA_7244544##With several incomings expected, Emery will allow players on the fringes to leave his first team. Some senior members are currently out on loan and are expected to seal permanent exits this summer, including midfielder Marvelous Nakamba, who will be allowed to depart before the start of the 2023/24 campaign after four years at the club.The Zimbabwe international joined from Club Brugge in the summer of 2019 and has made 68 appearances for Villa across all competitions. Despite Emery liking his skill set, Morgan Sanson could also be set for a permanent exit in the coming months. Sanson has struggled for game time at Villa Park since joining in January 2021, and finally found a move away at the start of the year, days after he scored his first goal for the club against Stevenage in the FA Cup. The 28-year-old has impressed during his loan stint at Strasbourg, having started 14 matches in Ligue 1 in the second half of the season.🚨 Aston Villa have joined the race to sign Pau Torres. His €30m asking price is expected to be too much for Juventus this summer, so the Premier League could be a favourable destination. (Source: @marcoconterio) pic.twitter.com/Hpl4X4NisI— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) May 9, 2023 Meanwhile, strikers Keinan Davis and Wesley will also be allowed to find permanent exits from Villa Park. Davis was of interest to several Championship clubs last year but left on loan for the second time in a few months to join the Hornets after an impressive spell at Nottingham Forest. He has bagged seven goals in 34 games at Vicarage Road.Wesley joined Levante in July as he looks to kick-start his career after suffering a horrific knee injury at the start of 2020, and has scored two goals for the second-tier Spanish club this term.He really is Marvelous! Aston Villa star is building a sports complex in his native ZimbabweDefender Kortney Hause also joined Watford on loan alongside Davis last year but had surgery which ended his season with the club prematurely. He will be allowed to leave when the season ends. At the same time, Jaden Philogene faces an uncertain future at Villa Park, given the competition for places in Emery’s squad, particularly in attacking areas. Philogene has scored four times during his loan spell with Cardiff City this season.Unai Emery has done a great job to lift Villa into the top half of the table – but the real work is yet to come.
