Aston Villa face Liverpool as Emery calls Elliott loan 'embarrassing'
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Derby miss out as Villa bank around £19m from Omari Kellyman’s sale to Chelsea. The academy product later shone on loan at Cardiff with 11 goals, underlining the windfall Derby could not claim.
Unai Emery wants Marcus Rashford back at Villa after his loan at Barcelona, but Barça prefer to keep him and Man United oppose another loan, complicating a summer move.
Juventus defender Federico Gatti is keen to leave, with Villa and Everton interested. A €25m sale is mooted, with the 27-year-old seen as a versatile squad option at centre-back.
Unai Emery calls Harvey Elliott’s minimal minutes at Villa ‘embarrassing for everyone’. Loan clause for a £35m buy not triggered, with the 23-year-old set to return to Liverpool after just four league appearances.
Villa join the race for West Ham’s £80m-rated midfielder, who shares an agent with Unai Emery, as top Premier League clubs circle.
Unai Emery says Villa are overachieving after early struggles, admits fearing relegation before a title ‘dream’, and targets beating Liverpool to seal Champions League amid Europa League final focus.
Villa host Liverpool at Villa Park on Friday, 8:00pm UK, live on Sky Sports. A win seals Champions League qualification for Emery’s fifth-placed side, with streaming via Sky Sports+ and NOW.
Villa have made a quiet approach for a ‘quality’ Nottingham Forest player, per Sami Mokbel. No name disclosed.
With Donyell Malen set to join Roma permanently, Aston Villa are pushing to sign one of his Roma teammates.
Villa and Liverpool are level on points for Champions League spots. Villa seek to extend a six-season unbeaten run in final home games, while Liverpool chase a first clean‑sheet double over Villa since 1996.
Villa host Liverpool seeking to seal Champions League. Emery labels Harvey Elliott’s sparse minutes ‘embarrassing for everyone’, with the £35m obligation to buy not triggered. Livescore
After Burnley’s 2-2 draw with Villa, Mike Jackson urges the relegated side to keep intensity for Arsenal, saying they are ‘still taking this competition really seriously’ despite departures looming.
Villa are tracking Bologna winger Jonathan Rowe, with Chelsea and Man United also keen. A £30-35m fee is mooted after his recent upturn, including a goal against Villa in the Europa League quarter-final.
