Aston Villa boss Unai Emery is able to make a transfer for Villarreal defender Juan Foyth as he searches for a brand new centre-back. Emery needs to bolster his defensive choices earlier than the top of the January switch window after Diego Carlos’ transfer to Fenerbahce and Pau Torres’ harm. Villa suffered one other harm blow throughout Sunday’s 1-1 draw in opposition to West Ham when Tyrone Mings limped off with a knee drawback in simply his tenth recreation again after a 445-day absence with an ACL.
Villa have been linked with former Tottenham defender Foyth, who performed below Emery at Villarreal, and the Spaniard would not rule out a possible swoop.
“Monchi (Villa’s sporting director) and the membership are totally different gamers, the profile,” Emery mentioned.
“In fact I do know Juan Foyth as a result of I labored with him. He’s one participant, together with his high quality, he can unite and play with the qualities and the efficiency we need to add within the squad.”
Mings left the pitch in tears after struggling the harm to his left knee simply after the half-hour mark.
However he returned to look at the second half in a happier temper, smiling and giving followers the thumbs up.
Emery mentioned preliminary exams confirmed it was not a severe harm.
“The primary exams we did, I feel it isn’t a extremely dangerous harm or considering it is going to be a very long time,” he mentioned.
“Tomorrow we are going to check once more and we are going to understand how essential the harm is. Hopefully not so much.”
Villa’s draw was a dent to their Premier League high 4 hopes in one other instance of their Champions League hangover.
It was the sixth time Villa have didn’t win within the league after a midweek European recreation this season.
However they’ve little time to dwell on that setback earlier than Wednesday’s Champions League showdown with Celtic, the place a win might earn Emery’s males computerized qualification for the final 16.
Villa sit ninth and in the event that they end outdoors the highest eight within the Champions League, they must enter a play-off spherical to achieve the final 16.
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