At Aston Villa, Nolito Zaniolo has made a good impression and looks more like a potential Philippe Coutinho, while Pau Torres has been met with mixed reactions from Villa fans since joining the club.
On the other end of the pitch, Youri tielemans has made a slow start to life at Villa Park and is unlikely to get much game time, which could have an impact on his future in international competitions.
Unai Emery’s recruitment team have made a number of promising additions to Aston Villa’s backroom staff during the summer transfer window. However, journalist Ben Jacobs has identified one player who, it seems, is simply not falling into place at Villa Park, as he tells GIVEmESPORT.
Emery’s side have had a mixed bag of results so far this season, struggling in cup competitions.
Villa were eliminated by Premier League relegation rivals Everton on Wednesday night.
Emery has made a number of changes to his squad as he faces a hectic fixture schedule.
The club’s Europa Conference League campaign got off to a bumpy start, with Emery’s side losing their opening match of the group stage to Legia Warsaw.
Currently, Villa are in sixth place in the Premier League, having won four out of their first six games.
Emery and his recruitment staff have made some astute signings in the summer window, but further additions could be needed, especially as some of their new signings have not had the greatest impact so far.
Nicolo Zaniolo is already showing signs of being a smart pick-up from the Midlands club, with journalist Dean Jones recently telling GIVEMESPORT that the former Roma attacking midfielder is ‘showing more’ than Philippe Coutinho did in a Villa shirt. On the flip side, Jones has also revealed to GIVEMESPORT that Paul Torres’ start to life in England has caused a divide between supporters.
Now, Jacobs has named the one player at Villa who it’s not working out for this season.
£22m star hasn’t had an ideal start under Unai Emery
Villa also secured the signature of former Leicester City midfielder Youri Tielemans in the summer transfer window, who is valued at £22m by Transfermarkt. The Belgian international appeared to be a smart bit of business from Emery and his recruitment team, securing a full international without paying a penny. However, it’s not been the best start to life at Villa Park for Tielemans.
Jacobs has suggested that it’s not working out for Tielemans at the moment and he’s rarely given the chance to start games. The journalist adds that Tielemans has to think about the international tournament approaching next summer, as a lack of game time could damage his chances of being selected. Speaking to GIVEMESPORT, he said…
