Aston Villa Are Eyeing A Loan Move For This Barcelona Ace: Good Option For Emery

In a recent tweet, renowned journalist Fabrizio Romano revealed that Aston Villa are eyeing a loan move for Barcelona ace Clement Lenglet this summer. It has been claimed that the Villans are hoping to bring the French defender back to Villa Park in this ongoing transfer win.dow

Lenglet put in a series of impressive displays while on loan at Tottenham Hotspur last season. He made 35 appearances for the North London club in the previous campaign, scoring one goal and grabbing two assists across all fronts.

The French sensation proved himself to be a capable presence at the back based on his average of 1.5 tackles, 0.7 interceptions and 2.6 clearances per 90 minutes in the Premier League. He was even accurate when distributing possession from inside his half after making 87.5% of his attempted passes in league football (stats via whoscored).

His current deal at his parent club Barcelona will expire in 2026. Thus, it makes sense for Aston Villa to try and sign him on a season-long loan deal this summer.

Lenglet can get stuck in with a few solid tackles to make life tough for the opposition inside his half. He can sense the danger well and can make some timely interceptions for his team. The French talent usually clears his lines when the opposition are on the front foot. He can even play his way out from the back.

We can expect Lenglet to bring more bite and steel to Aston Villa head coach Unai Emery’s defensive department. He is good enough to challenge for a regular starting spot at Villa Park this season.

At 28, Lenglet is about to enter his prime which makes him a worthy target for the Villans to consider on loan during this summer transfer window. He will be a good option for the West Midlands club to sign on loan as he could help them challenge for a European spot in this 2023-24 Premier League campaign.

Lenglet already knows English football well by now from his previous loan spell at Tottenham Hotspur and won’t take much time to adjust to life at Villa Park if Emery can get him on board before the end of this month.

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Aston Villa star Philippe Coutinho has struggled to live up to his potential at Villa Park, and Daily Express journalist Ryan Taylor has revealed a lesson younger players can learn from the 31-year-old’s career path, while speaking to GIVEMESPORT.

Unai Emery’s outfit are looking to be a force to be reckoned with in the Europa Conference League this campaign and will have to be cut-throat in their transfer choices before the September 1 deadline.

It cost Barcelona an eye-watering figure of £142m to lure Coutinho away from Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool back in 2018. While – at the time – it seemed the European heavyweights had got their hands on one of the sport’s brightest talents, they did not foresee a move to Villa Park happening just four years later. Coutinho initially joined Villa on a six-month loan spell in January 2022 but opted to make his move permanent for £17m, as reported by Sky Sports, in the summer of the same year. His return to England’s topflight has not been as fruitful as he would have hoped, seeing as he has racked up just six goals and three assists in 43 games.

And now, his poor form in Villa colours has led to speculation over his future and what lies ahead for the once-brilliant playmaker. Earlier in August, talkSPORT reporter Alex Crook told GIVEMESPORT that Coutinho, who pockets £125,000-per-week at his Premier League employers, was high on the chopping board as his days at the club seem numbered, while transfer expert Fabrizio Romano reported an unnamed Qatari club had enquired about his availability.

The signing of Moussa Diaby will only limit the 68-cap Brazil international’s game time further as competitions for places will be at an all-time high given that European football will give the Villa roster more of an incentive to perform to the highest of their abilities. He has played just 24 minutes of football this term and transfer insider Dean Jones has recently admitted to GIVEMESPORT he would be ‘amazed’ if the midfielder remained under Emery’s tutelage.

Former Villa chief Steven Gerrard is, per MailOnline, keen to form a reunion with Coutinho at Saudi Arabian club Al-Ettifaq and now, Taylor has provided GIVEMESPORT with a sad admission about how his career has played out.

Taylor insisted that he ‘feels sorry’ for the former Liverpool ace given that he was once one of the Premier League’s leading lights. The journalist admitted that his transfer journey could be an important lesson to those searching for a bigger challenge that making the right move is imperative to your career.

Speaking to GIVEMESPORT, he said: “Under Steven Gerrard, he looked really good. I seem to remember a game against Leeds, I think he scored two and set up a few as well, so he’s just been unfortunate. I feel sorry for him, it didn’t work out for him at Barcelona, but he was such a good player at Liverpool. He was one of the best in the Premier League and one decision can ultimately change your whole career. So, I think it’s a lesson to other players, maybe Mohamed Salah, that the grass isn’t always greener.”

To continue their promising transfer order of business this summer, Emery’s side could be set to pull off a ‘crazy’ deal with Atlético Madrid, which would see João Félix enter the fray in the Midlands. Taylor has previously told GIVEMESPORT that he is unlikely to stay put in Spain and Villa could be among the clubs interested in taking the 23-year-old on loan.The left-back area has been identified as one that is in need of heavy reinforcement this summer, hence the links to Arsenal wantaway defender Nuno Tavares, while Jones has told GIVEMESPORT the Portugal international, worth £22m, is there for the taking. According to 90min, Bundesliga duo Werder Bremen and Wolfsburg are also in the mix for the 23-year-old, too, and so Villa will have to act fast to win the race for his signature before September 1.

Crystal Palace will have been desperate to keep hold of some of their key players this summer, and Sky Sports reporter Michael Bridge has now shared some ‘great news’ out of Selhurst Park, while speaking to GIVEMESPORT.