Aston Villa can raise £200m from sales as Unai Emery continues to reshape squad

Aston Villa will raise around £130m from player sales this summer once Moussa Diaby completes his move to Al-Ittihad and more departures are expected from Unai Emery’s side in the coming weeks.

Douglas Luiz left for around £42m so the club could stay within the Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR), while Tim Iroegbunam joined Everton for up to £13m, and Omari Kellyman has signed for Chelsea in a £19m deal. Academy graduate Sebastian Revan left Villa for Wrexham last Monday, days before goalkeeper Viljami Sinisalo left for Celtic in a deal worth around £1m.

In a separate deal to move Luiz to Juventus, Villa signed Enzo Barrenechea and Samuel Iling-Junior for around £18.5m, while Ian Maatsen arrived from Chelsea for £37.5m sterling. Lewis Dobbin was the first player to sign this summer, joining from Everton for £9m, with Ross Barkley the most recent signing, costing £5m from Luton Town.

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Jaden Philogene’s return to Villa was announced last week after Villa activated a ‘rights to match’ clause following Ipswich’s initial £18m bid. Villa are essentially only paying £13m for the 22-year-old as they also have a 30% sell-on clause.

Amadou Onana is expected to become Villa’s seventh signing of the summer after Everton agreed a £50million deal. The Belgian is due to be announced by the club after having a medical at the weekend.

Last year Villa splashed the cash on Diaby and Pau Torres, while Youri Tielemans was signed on a free and Nicolo Zaniolo and Clement Lenglet later joined on loan for the duration of the campaign. Villa suffered two ACL injuries at the start of the season – to key men Tyrone Mings and Emi Buendia – and will be hoping for better injury luck going forward as the club look to compete at the top of the league table and in the Champions League. League.

Villa finished fourth to qualify for Europe’s elite club competition for the first time in 41 years, having played in the European Cup in 1982–83 after winning the title the previous season. It’s shaping up to be another exciting window for the club, which will remain busy until it closes at the end of August.

Diaby is expected to complete his move to Al-Ittihad shortly after Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad agreed a £50.5m deal with Villa last week. The midfielder would not have been guaranteed a place in Villa’s starting XI, but he impressed in what was his first Premier League campaign last term.

Villa will listen to offers for Diego Carlos this summer, but there has been little movement on his future in the first month of the window. The Brazilian joined Villa from Sevilla two years ago in a deal said to be in the region of £26m. He turns 32 next year and will also enter the final year of his contract in 12 months’ time, meaning Villa could receive a fee of £15m-£20m for him in this window, but the value his depreciates.

Alex Moreno They also face an uncertain future following the £37.5m addition of Ian Maatsen from Chelsea. Moreno helped transform the way Villa played in 2022/23 following his January arrival, but struggled with injuries last season and missed pre-season. The left-back cost Villa £13million and would be hoping to recoup most of that as he has two years left on his contract.

I hope the villa will sell Leander Dendoncker permanently this summer after Napoli opted not to take up the option to sign him following a loan spell last season. The 29-year-old signed on loan with the Serie A club at the end of January and there was an option to buy the midfielder for around £8million. Shortly after the Belgian’s arrival in Italy, Walter Mazzarri was fired as coach and replaced by Francesco Calzona.

The old Dendoncker was also left out of the Champions League squad for the knockout stages and made a total of three appearances, totaling 21 minutes. He did not play in any of Napoli’s final 12 league games of the season, but could be of interest to clubs for a cut fee of around £5m to £8m.

John Duran is likely to leave Villa in this transfer window and is valued at £40m. After the move to Chelsea stalled, West Ham made a bid of £35m plus a 10% sell-on clause. AC Milan are also known to be interested in the 20-year-old Colombia international.

Cameron Archer returned to Bodymoor Heath following Sheffield United’s relegation last season and will leave the club again this summer if Villa’s valuation is met. After commanding an £18m fee last summer, Villa will surely hold out for at least £12m this window.

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