TA: Villa s summer window was completely stuck by UEFA sanctions, resulting in almost all targets missing

Hupu September 2nd News TheAthleticUK team of reporters analyzed the team's summer window.

In the last week of the summer window, the atmosphere inside Villa was tense, and the injury to Amadu Onana's hamstring was even worse. Vera tries to stay busy, but few people outside the Power Triangle know what this will bring. Emery, Monchi and Vidagani further tightened their circles and tightened their transfer goals.

Emery's request is simple: bring in players, but the lack of funds makes this increasingly difficult. Emery is the team's decision-maker, while other senior officials such as Monkey assist him in achieving his goals. It was a head coach-led signing process where several players were brought in to him and fired again.

He strongly promoted West Ham United's Lucas Paqueta. He likes the attacking midfielder very much, but the final transfer agreement always gets complicated. With only three days left, West Ham United doesn't want to sell him.

Villa never formally issued a offer to Paqueta and accepted the fact that the 28-year-old would not join the next day. Worse, Asensio is still an interested player in the club, but he is about to fly to Fenerbahce to complete the transfer.

Vera is not strong enough and has insufficient ability, and Emiliano Martinez's figure returns to people's sight. The atmosphere in the locker room was described by close observers as “very downturn.” These observers, like others in this article, request anonymity.

Although free agent Victor Lindelof had undergone a physical examination before signing and then buzzed over to discuss the terms of the agreement with Jaden Sancho, Villa also admitted that they did not know what the final result would be. Sancho arrived as promised, and Harvey Elliott followed closely. UEFA's sanctions, including the Team Cost Rules (SCR) and Football Revenue Rules, are very strict.

Jacob Ramsey was the player who had to be sacrificed. Ramsey is a local player, very popular in the locker room, and he is a central local. The ten-month contact negotiations between Ramsey's agent and Villa have not yet ended, but Ramsey is not in a hurry to leave. However, in fact, Villa's willingness to stay him is not as strong as other players like Morgan Rodgers. The players in the locker room all knew how difficult Ramsey's departure was, and the source said his departure was "unnecessary" to comply with UEFA sanctions.

Vera has tried to sign Svere Nipan for a long time. They set aside budget space for the 18-year-old, whose transfer fee ranges from around £12 million to £14 million.

For months, Villa has been confident in reaching a deal with the player and Rosenberg, seemingly ahead of other interested parties, including Arsenal. Vera is ready and Monchi goes to Norway to meet his family. A larger-scale signing team prepared a demonstration, and Villa thought the two sides had reached an agreement verbally.

but ultimately without signing, Vera was frustrated. The paperwork that originally took only one week was not completed after more than a month. The club made an invalid offer that allowed Neppan to play for Rosenberg on loan for one season, feeling the game was ongoing, and his final destination, Manchester City, was involved in the negotiations.

Vera has a crush on Real Betis's Jessus Rodriguez, but Cuomo always leads in this battle.

June is coming July in a blink of an eye, and Vera is in a state of stagnation. They were expected to leave players who would return in the preseason. This is reflected in Leon Bailey's situation. They want a wide player, but if Pele doesn't leave, the deal won't happen.

Villa knew very well that without Rashford and Asensio, their firepower would be very scarce. Even though Rashford's experience at Villa was inspiring rather than stunning, he impressed the team's staff. Sources said he was "in excellent training condition" and would stay for training alone after training. After the season, he even came to Body Morheath for injury rehabilitation.

However, the problem is that he and Asensio are too high, and Rashford is almost twice as much as Emiliano Martinez, the highest-paid player in Villa. They also looked at other offensive players, such as Antoine Semenho of Bournemouth, but the price was £60 million (excluding huge surcharges).

Senior officials went to Madrid in June to explain to Asensio's representative the team's financial situation and why they were unable to bear the required transfer fees at the time. They explained that if funds are in place before the transfer window is closed, things may change.

They almost did, as it turned out, although people familiar with the matter have always thought the deal was "hard" because Paris Saint-Germain wanted a transfer fee and had to pay his high salary permanently.

Toulouse defender Jedi Canvo's offer was rejected because it was below 20 million euros. Initially, Villa wanted to find a young defender to replace Ezri Consa, but a higher transfer fee was difficult to achieve. Crystal Palace finally achieved this goal, which forced Villa to turn their focus to Lindelof.

Emery admires Alejandro Garnacho very much, but Villa prefers to loan, and Garnacho is eager to join Chelsea, which makes his transfer hopes slim. Taylor Dibring has been under the radar, but he left Southampton to join Everton for £35m.

Lucas Digne was one of Atletico Madrid's signing list, but in the end they decided to transfer. His agent visited Bodimore in July and reached a two-year contract extension based on the original 12-month contract, and the French international agreed to a salary cut.

Rumors about Douglas Luis' return from Juventus on loan are wrong - sources insisted that Juventus was not interested in signing a midfielder at the time - so are rumors about Porto forward Samu Aghova.

The future prospects of several players are very uncertain.

Despite signing a lucrative long-term contract six months ago, it is an open secret that Martinez wants to leave the training ground. He kept telling his teammates and staff that he was going to transfer, but considering that he didn't want to go to Saudi Arabia and that there are goalkeepers at potential destinations such as Atletico Madrid, the exact destination is still unclear.

Villa For Martinez, the alternatives actually include Joan Garcia and Schellier, but when Martinez doesn't leave, everything is fake.

Rogers has received attention from several Premier League clubs including Arsenal and Chelsea. Villa knew there were suitors and knew that he would be highly valued as the team’s main source of creativity this season. They expressed their willingness to sign a new contract to consolidate his position as a core player of the team.

At the end of July, Villa rejected Everton's official offer to captain John McKin, although news didn't come out until August. At the time, Villa had made it clear that McKind would stay and explained that they hoped to reach a new contract with the Scottish international after the transfer window, just like Rodgers.

Marty Cash had consulted on renewal, but his former boss Forest was interested in him. As Forest finally decided to find other targets, Vera did not receive a formal offer.

Watkins' situation is even more confusing. He was frustrated at the end of last season by missing two-leg games against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League quarter-finals, so people felt it was time to part ways with him this summer.

The two sides exchanged views frankly, but the 29-year-old was loved by the team staff, who described his professional attitude as "gentlemanly." If Watkins leaves, Villa has a list of potential replacements. RB Leipzig's Lois Oppenda and Emery's Nicholas Jackson, who worked with Villarreal, were both favored.

With the buzzer-beating situation, Villa finally reached a loan deal between Sancho and Elliott. Liverpool sources said Elliott's deal was worth about £35m, while Villa said the amount was lower.