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Unai Emery ‘s Aston Villa is one of the sensations of the Premier League . After eight days, the Gipuzkoan has managed to get his team into the top five with 16 points out of a possible 24, being the third highest scoring team in the English league with 19 goals, behind Brighton and Hove Albion and Newcastle United . However, in defense he has conceded more goals than expected, and the solution for the villains could be in Barça.
The player in whom Aston Villa would be interested is Marcos Alonso . According to Fichajes.net , Unai Emery would have requested the signing of the Spanish defender once the next transfer market opens, on January 1, 2024. The Spanish coach knows that the 31-year-old player is not entering the plans of Xavi Hernández and that, should he leave the Barcelona club, he would do so for a very low price or even at zero cost.
Marcos Alonso has only played four games
Since arriving at Barça, Marcos Alonso has played 41 games and scored three goals, one of them against Manchester United, which served to advance his team in the Europa League knockout stages. However, at the start of the new season, the winger has only played four games, starting as a starter in only two of them . In total, he has only played 159 minutes between League and Champions League. Despite the departure of Jordi Alba, the arrival of João Cancelo has reduced minutes for the Spaniard, whose role was on many occasions to be a wildcard that Xavi could use in defense to replace one of the starters.
The lack of minutes could encourage Marcos Alonso to join Emery’s plans. The Madrid native has plenty of experience in the Premier League, as he spent five years at Chelsea , where he also won a Champions League. With his arrival, Aston Villa would gain a new resource in defence.
On his arrival in Birmingham, Marcos Alonso will meet other players who passed through the Barcelona club. Among these are Lucas Digne, who was there under Luis Enrique in 2017 and Ernesto Valverde in 2018, and Álex Moreno, who played for Juvenil A culer in the 2011/12 season.
But the most outstanding ex-Blaugrana player is Clément Lenglet . The Frenchman, in fact, continues to belong to Barça, since his arrival at Aston Villa was on loan . However, the central is not having prominence with the villains . His performance in the Conference League, where he has played both full games, contrasts with his participation in the English league, where he has not played a single minute.
Source: El Nacional
