"Aston Villa are flying high in the Premier League. Under the guidance of Unai Emery, the second city club have been one of the division's best-performing sides over a three-year period and are in a positive position in 2025-26. Villa missed out on a Champions League place last May, setting out the very simplest of objectives for the new season: find a way back in."
"The transfer window itself should have been a disaster. Mired in the financial limitations imposed on them by a combination of Premier League rules, UEFA restrictions and their own disparity between ambition and income, Villa's inbound summer activity looks only slightly worse in hindsight than it did at the time. Harvey Elliott's fate appears to be tied to that of Monchi, the club's president of football operations who left the club in September."
Aston Villa have been among the Premier League's best performers across three seasons and are well placed in 2025-26 under Unai Emery. The club narrowly missed Champions League qualification last May and prioritised returning this season via the Premier League or Europa League. Early-season form was poor, with a 3-0 home defeat by Crystal Palace leaving Villa with one point and no goals after three matches. Summer transfer activity was constrained by Premier League and UEFA financial rules and limited income, with deadline-day additions and two young forwards failing to resolve attacking frailties. Emery values versatility but is shifting strategy in January to address the problems.
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