West Ham and Aston Villa were two of the busiest clubs in the summer window and both have Basque managers but feel like clubs heading in very different directions. Julen Lopetegui and Unai Emery were both well backed in the summer window at West Ham and Aston Villa. The Hammers board committed £155m to signing nine players for technical director Tim Steidten and Lopetegui. Aston Villa also heavily backed Emery again albeit after making some sales to satisfy PSR – much to the very public frustration of the club’s owners. While Emery was winning widespread praise for guiding Aston Villa into the…