As they look to raise funds to welcome their own income this month, Aston Villa now they are reportedly in talks to sell one of the Unai Emerydefensive options alongside star forward Jhon Duran.
Aston Villa transfer news
Villanci were, of course, already busy in the January transfer window on the sales front, showing Jaden Philogene the door to join Ipswich Town in a deal worth over £20m. They are about to sell the winger just six months after returning permanently from Hull City, those in the Midlands can regard him as a case of what could have been.
That sale also seems to have had the desired effect already, with Donyella Malen coming in for Philogene and perhaps finally adding the goals they have been missing from the flanks.
It may not be the first time the Villans sell before they buy this month with West Ham United are making their first bid to sign Duran this month and the Midlands club are left to ponder the chance to avoid profit and sustainability problems once and for all. PSG have also made contact with forward this month. Meanwhile, they are also seemingly ready to show the other player the door.
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According to John Percy of The Telegraph, Aston Villa defender Diego Carlos is in talks to join Turkish giants Fenerbahce this month. The £100,000 a week the defender has fallen out of favor under Emery and now looks set to be among those allowed to leave. Whether Fenerbahce can agree a deal remains to be seen, however, with Sky Sports News live on TV this Tuesday, revealing Carlos’s conversations had now come to a standstill.
“Immense” Carlos is an excess of requirements
While it could be argued that Villa need the squad depth that players like Carlos provide amid responsibilities in domestic and European competition, they also need to ensure they stay within their means on the PSR front and that should spell the end for the Brazilian in the Midlands.
At 31 too, Aston Villa should start thinking about younger options within their backline to sit alongside Ezri Konsa and Pau Torres, rather than falling back on the out-of-favour and aging ones.
Even the Brazilian would certainly not give up without moments to enjoy. Gary Neville was full of praise for Carlos in Aston Villa’s 2-0 win over Arsenal last season, saying in commentary for Sky Sports as reported by Aston Villa News: “Diego Carlos was Villa’s best player in the first half, he was incredible.
“Diego Carlos, outstanding in that first half. Clean sheet, he was outstanding. In the first half, he was the real man.”
Now perhaps set to lose that “mountain of men” to the right offer, Aston Villa could be in a position to welcome reinforcements of their own in that department before the end of the month.
