Emery has approved the sale of Aston Villa duo in January
The odd unexpected result aside, the Villains have been brilliant to watch and thoroughly deserve to be sitting in second place in the Premier League table.
Of all the teams up there at the summer, with respect, Villa are the surprise package, and that could well help them during the second half of the season when, arguably, the pressure on the team is that much greater.
With the knockout stages of the Europa Conference League to come too, 2023/24 could end up being a vintage year for the Midlanders.
For some players, however, things haven’t really worked out, and The AthleticCalum Chamber(subscription required) note that the club are willing to sell both s and Leander Dendoncker this month.
Chambers has only played 178 minutes (WhoScored) this season – all in the Conference League, whilst Dendoncker has fared a little better with 410 minutes under his belt (WhoScored).
Both players are 28 years of age and will surely jump at the chance to resurrect their careers elsewhere, whilst any buying clubs will get players at their supposed peak and wanting to prove a point.
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Sources: AC Milan and Inter Milan in talks to sign Jhon Duran after he falls foul of Aston Villa boss Unai Emery
AC Milan and Inter Milan are both in talks with Aston Villa over signing Jhon Duran this month, sources have told Football Insider.
Milan are favourites ahead of city rivals Inter to land the £17million striker – who only joined Villa 12 months ago
The Rossoneri have gone in stronger as they look to sign Duran on what would most likely be a loan for the second half of the 2023-24 campaign
But Inter also have an interest in the forward, who has struggled for game time this season and has fallen foul of manager Unai Emery.
Football Insider revealed on Sunday (12 November) that Duran is a “handful” for Emery and his staff behind the scenes at Aston Villa.
It is believed the Colombia international’s attitude has been questioned by the manager on multiple occasions at the club’s Bodymoor Heath training ground.
