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Unai Emery had two players he wanted Aston Villa to sign more than Moussa Diaby last summer
Unai Emery reportedly had his eyes on two players last summer before settling on the signing of Moussa Diaby from Bayer Leverkusen.
൲The French international is currently in talks to join Saudi Arabia side Al-Ittihad⭕, with Villa set to recoup as much as £60m for the winger if Diaby’s move to the Middle East is finalised in the coming weeks.
Having only signed last year and impressed for Villa as Emery led the Villains to a UEFA Champions League finish, Diaby’s🔯 potential sale has come as quite a surprise for many supporters given how productive the attacker was at times.
༺Yet Emery seemingly wanted two forwards more before Villa landed on Diaby.
Emery wanted Joao Felix and Nico Williams over Diaby at Villa
According to , Emery was more interested in signing Joao Felix or Nico Williams🤪 before landing Diaby last summer, with both players once again on the Villa Park side’s radar this window.
ꦜWith reports suggesting that Villa are pushing hard for Felix🉐, it appears that Emery and his team have already settled on a replacement for Diaby if the forward was to head to the Middle East this summer.
♔Indeed, Emery and Mochi have proven to be quite the duo when it comes to making new additions to the Villa squad, one that next season will be competing in the Champions League for the first time this century.
🙈And with Villa going back in for Felix one year after missing out on the forward to FC Barcelona, the Portuguese international could finally be heading to Birmingham via the funds recouped from Diaby.
Replacing Diaby with Felix could be fantastic business for Villa
𒐪With Emery keeping tabs on Felix for over 12 months, it’s clear that the Spanish manager is keen on signing the Atletico Madrid forward, who this summer finally looks set to leave the La Liga giants for good.
💯And in replacing Diaby with Felix, Villa could end up with a fantastic deal on their hands given how much Emery seems to rate the former Portuguese wonderkid and what the forward could do in the Villians system.
🌄A deal will be expensive, but with a huge chunk of change coming in through the sale of Diaby, Villa can more than justify the signing of Felix if Atletico are willing to settle on a reasonable price.