Aston Villa were very much one of the busiest clubs in the country this summer but even they couldn’t get every deal they wanted doing over the line. The Villans spent another fortune on new players as the likes of Ian Maatsen and Amadou Onana arrived alongside younger stars like Jadon Philogene and Samuel Illing-Junior. With a Champions League campaign to come, Unai Emery wanted depth in his squad and in the main, he did get it. However, like every Premier League manager, Emery wanted more. And according to Fabrizio Romano, Villa did indeed try to sign more as they looked to bring in Lille st…
