As we all know, Aston Villa are no strangers to high-profile signings in the transfer market, as evidenced by Emery’s signings of Youri Tielemans, Clement Lenglet, Moussa Diaby, Nicolo Zaniolo, and Pau Torres this summer.
Fast forward to January and the Villans’ ambition looks to have paid off as they find themselves firmly in the mix to win the title. In light of their elevated status, journalist Dean Jones has indicated that now may be the right time for Aston Villa to reignite their previous interest in Arsenal playmaker Emile Smith-Rowe.
“Villa made a couple of bids for Smith Rowe last year and if that interest is still bubbling away, then this would be an ideal moment to go and have another go. I feel like Arsenal will be tempted to cash in on someone who isn’t an essential first-team player. Smith Rowe is a very good player with a really good attitude and good application. I think it’d be a very good signing for Aston Villa.”
Juventus winger Samuel Iling-Junior has also cropped up on their radar and could be available for as little as £17 million, with the added bonus that he is reportedly keen to leave the Old Lady in search of a new challenge. Finding competition for Ollie Watkins in attack will be another priority for the Spaniard this month and a new report has suggested that he is now very keen to bring a proven goalscorer to Villa Park.
According to Football Transfers, Aston Villa are very interested in sanctioning a deal to sign Lille forward Jonathan David this month, who is also attracting the attention of Premier League giants Manchester United. The Canada international is reportedly keen to move on from life at the Ligue 1 outfit and it is claimed that his departure could be sanctioned in the coming weeks.
