"Aston Villa's slow start to the season has seen them record just two wins from their opening seven Premier League games, and has inevitably shone the spotlight on the club's summer transfer dealings. Unai Emery's side made eight permanent signings this summer, including 26 million striker Evann Guessand from Nice, while also adding loan pair Harvey Elliott and Jadon Sancho. Villa also used the loan market back in the January transfer window, when they landed Marcus Rashford, Axel Disasi and Marco Asensio for the second half of the 2024/25 campaign, but were unable to bring any of that trio back to the West Midlands in the summer."
"The 29-year-old turned out 21 times in all competitions for Villa last season, scoring eight times, including a brace in the comeback win over Chelsea as he showed signs that he was revitalising his career under Emery."
"Monchi left his role as Villa's president of football operations last month following the summer transfer window and has now discussed his surprise that the club could not bring Asensio back on either a permanent deal or another loan move. Villa worked on a deal for the former Real Madrid man in the summer, only to see him make a 7.5m switch to Turkish side Fenerbahce, where he has signed a three-year deal."
Aston Villa have won just two of their opening seven Premier League matches, drawing focus to the club's summer transfer activity. The team signed eight permanent players, including 26 million striker Evann Guessand, and added Harvey Elliott and Jadon Sancho on loan. January loanees Marcus Rashford, Axel Disasi and Marco Asensio could not be retained for the new season. Marco Asensio scored eight goals in 21 appearances for Villa, highlighted by a brace against Chelsea, but completed a 7.5m move to Fenerbahce on a three-year contract. Monchi cited financial factors and PSG's stance as key reasons for the outcome.
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