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BBC News
4 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
What can Aston Villa spend this summer?
Having failed to qualify for the Champions League things look less rosy at Aston club made a loss of £206m in the two years to 30 June 2024 and, with the £100m departure of Jack Grealish in 2021 dropping away from their PSR figures, backing Unai Emery will be far from term's run to the quarter-finals of Europe's elite club competition, along with the sales Moussa Diaby, Douglas Luiz and Jhon Duran will undoubtedly have the Midlands club has spent more than £900m since returning to the Premier League in 2019, exceeding Uefa's 70% revenue to wages ratio every season."Without any outgoings, it appears Villa will be at the bottom end of the £50-100m spending range," said football finance expert Kieran more about the early transfer window and what each Premier League club can spend this summer
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Nottingham Forest close in on Botafogo trio after holding productive talks with Brazilian club
Nottingham Forest have held further productive talks over signing three Botafogo players. Those players are centre-back Jair Cunha, striker Igor Jesus and left-back Cuiabano. Cuiabano was a target for Brighton. Jesus, 24, was wanted by Forest in January. All three played in Sunday's 1-0 with over Santos and Mail Sport expects the deals to be completed following the Club World Cup. Forest attempted to sign Yoane Wissa from Brentford in January and could make another move for him in the summer. Wissa scored 19 non-penalty goals in the Premier League this season, which was level with Erling Halaand and Alexander Isak, and behind only Mohamed Salah 's 20. The arrival of Edu, working across Evangelos Marinakis' clubs, will strengthen ties to the Brazilian market. And that could see Juventus midfielder Douglas Luiz become an option, according to Mail Sport's Tom Collomosse. Manchester City playmaker James McAtee, who has had few minutes at the Etihad, is another they admire.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Giuntoli pays for Juventus transfer mistakes including 50m Aston Villa flop
Juventus are set to part ways with Cristiano Giuntoli, who has paid for his transfer mistakes, particularly the expensive acquisitions of Teun Koopmeiners, Douglas Luiz, and Nico Gonzalez. Juventus Chief Football Officer Giuntoli is set to leave the Allianz Stadium. Advertisement Italian media have described Club owner John Elkann as being very disappointed by the results obtained by the team this season and the transfer decisions made by the former Napoli director. TURIN, ITALY – JANUARY 11: Douglas Luiz of Juventus is challenged by Karol Linetty of Torino during the Serie A match between Torino and Juventus at Stadio Olimpico di Torino on January 11, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by) As reported in Friday's printed edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport, Giuntoli pays a high price, primarily for three transfer mistakes. Juventus paid over €134m for the likes of Koopmeiners, Douglas Luiz and Nico Gonzalez, but all of them failed to justify their hefty price tag. Douglas Luiz even failed to score or assist in 26 appearances across all competitions, missing 20 matches due to injuries. Juventus director Cristiano Giuntoli (Photo by) The Brazilian joined Juventus for €50m last summer, but the cash fee paid by the Bianconeri was lowered to circa €28m when Enzo Barrenechea and Samuel Iling-Junior moved to Aston Villa on separate permanent deals. Advertisement Hiring Thiago Motta also proved to be an error from Giuntoli as the ex-Italy international was sacked in March, forcing the owners to provide a €15m capital increase to cover the losses. Juventus are set to hire Damien Comolli as their new General Manager and promote Giorgio Chiellini. At the same time, ex-Juventus director Matteo Tognozzi, now at Granada, could return to Turin to replace Giuntoli as the Old Lady's sporting director. *page 23
BBC News
23-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Martinez a 'cherished asset' or 'act on succession planning'?
We asked if you think selling Emi Martinez would be a wise idea for Aston Villa this summer, after our BBC Radio WM reporter Mike Taylor pondered whether the club should sell one of their "crown jewels" this transfer are some of your replies:Steve: Emi is a cherished asset by the club and, more so, by the fans. Losing him would hurt greatly. If it means we stay strong and retain other assets, I will be sad but I will accept the club's decision. His performances this year haven't been that good, so could we find a replacement that leaves us with a positive PSR balance? I'm up for Madness to sell Selling Martinez might be forced, either by PSR or by Emi wanting to go and the money being good enough, But if we make Champions League, we will want a top goalkeeper. Can we replace Martinez with someone as good or better? I don't know that we can. On a purely fan level though, I'd be devastated to lose him. He's got the sort of personality that makes him compelling to watch and I'm not sure there is a price I'd be happy to sell I don't think it would be a good idea to sell Martinez, this summer at least. It would be good to act on succession planning, like we did with Douglas Luiz, but we cannot replace Martinez with someone of equal quality this a Villa fan? Find and follow your club hereJohn: No chance. He is the jewel in our Now is the time to sell Martinez and buy Caoimhin Kelleher from Liverpool. He is a very good keeper that is yet to peak. Martinez made a few costly mistakes this season and Villa should easily make a profit on him. He may want to try and prove himself again in a different league, and that is Martinez is not for sale. Villa have had plenty of good goalkeepers over the years, but it's no coincidence that during the dark years of relegation, Villa continually changed their number one without success. The spine of a good team is grounded at the goalkeeper and Martinez is still in his prime and loves the club. Plenty of players bring their families onto the pitch in the final home game and Martinez's tears merely prove his devotion to both the Villa project and the fanbase.
The Sun
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
‘You don't know her at all' – Alisha Lehmann's mum jumps to defence of glam footballer in angry blast at critics
ALISHA LEHMANN'S mum has hit back at criticism of her daughter. Lehmann, 26, plays for Juventus and has boosted her popularity throughout her career on social media. 7 The Swiss international has amassed an incredible 16.6 million followers on Instagram and a further 11.9 million on TikTok by sharing snaps off her glamorous footballing life. But Lehmann 's mum Sarah Guggisberg has hit back at critics that claim she is only in the public eye for her work off the field. She wrote on social media: "She became famous for her footballing achievements, not her makeup. "She wears makeup, right? She's been playing in the top flight for years. It's not like she just wears makeup. "You don't know her at all and you don't know what a wonderful person she is. "And she became famous for her footballing achievements, not her makeup." Lehmann, who used to play for West Ham, Everton and Aston Villa, has scored two goals in 16 Serie A games for Juventus this season. She has also hit the headlines off the pitch this year after being named in charge of her own team in the new Baller League. And there has been much interest in her break up with fellow player Douglas Luiz. The couple completed the first ever boyfriend and girlfriend transfer when they left Aston Villa for Juve together last summer. They first began dating in 2021 and have had an on and off relationship since. But they have now seemingly gone their separate ways for good, with Luiz set to leave Juve at the end of the season while Lehmann is likely to stay. 7 7
