Aston Villa

Aston Villa may not end the 2024/25 season with a trophy, but Unai Emery can still bring them back to the Champions League, a top five in the Premier League.

The Spaniards now need to add some depth to the current villa squad this summer, especially if they do arrive at the Promised Land again.

Getting a permanent deal for Marcus Rashford – now playing this season with an injury – Marco Asensio could be a great way to start the summer business.

However, this is the Premier League midfielder Emery has recently targeted, which is probably a game-changer.

Why Aston Villa wants to sign Kevin de Bruyne

According to last week’s Sky Sports, Villa had an internal discussion of Kevin de Bruyne’s sensational move once his men’s city contract expires within weeks.

He won’t spend a penny, so if the potential move continues to move forward, this may be one of the best bargains in the summer.

After 11 years in the city, he won six league titles and Champions Leagues, and the Belgian is now looking for a new challenge.

He will be 34 by the start of the 2025/26 season, but according to Transfmarkt, he is still worth 27 million euros (£23 million) after registering for 13 goals this semester.

It’s safe to say that he is one of the most elite organizers we’ve ever met in the top English flights.

Six-time Premier League champions, Champions League champions and 121 goals assists in the Premier League, are better than the Belgian in providing opportunities and creating magic.

This is a high-quality Emery requirement. Although someone plays almost twice as much as a Belgian in his position.

Aston Villa’s own de Bruyne

This is considered a future signing when Villa brought some Morgan Rogers to Midlands in the 2024 winter transfer window.

However, in his first 13 top-tier matches, three goals and assists consolidate Rodgers as one of the best young talents in the Premier League.

This season couldn’t be better for following De Bruyne’s footsteps now and shining on the European stage.

So far, he has accumulated 27 goals in 50 games – 14 goals and 13 assists – and 7 of them have participated in the Mainland’s premier club competition, the Champions League.

The former city star even made his England debut against Greece before the end of 2024 and was first played against Albania and Latvia by Thomas Tuchel.

After his performance against the latter, Glenn Hoddle praised the midfielder as “wonderful” and his future at the club and international level does look bright.

In the Premier League this season, he has big chances (13) and eighth place in every match (1.8) of success in the Premier League, he ranks 14th only, just Rubberstampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampampamp

There is no doubt that the market valuations of these monitors have risen dramatically over the past 12 months.

According to Transfermarkt, Rogers is now worth €50 million (£43 million), which is almost twice as much as de Bruyne’s value at the time of writing.

If Emery does convince the city generator to join Villa, hopefully that doesn’t hurt Rogers, who will certainly lock in the tenth position with a series of great performances.