"It is crazy. I don't understand it myself, but from the outside looking in it doesn't look too good. I know that. I know it's really killed us this transfer window,"
"We're going to have to deal with what we've got now,"
"I definitely didn't watch that [transfer deadline day]. It's been tough, especially for us. I knew that signing players was going to be difficult for us so I did not look at transfer deadline day."
Aston Villa faced UEFA fines and profit-and-sustainability constraints that restricted summer transfer spending and threatened Europa League player registrations without a positive transfer balance. The club spent 57.5m and recouped 47m, finishing with a 10.5m surplus. Major permanent business included signing Evann Guessand for 26m plus add-ons and selling Jacob Ramsey for 40m. Deadline-day additions were loans for Harvey Elliott and Jadon Sancho and a free transfer for Victor Lindelof. The financial limits curtailed transfer activity and left the squad to work with the available players for the coming season.
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