Aston Villa’s latest transfer additions as more January business could be expected

A look at AVFC’s window so far

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00:00So, Charlie, looking at Aston Villa and obviously the transfer latest now, there's been a few

00:06rumours in and out, some big names rumoured as well to be joining, they've made some signings.

00:12Let's start with the defensive part of the side. It's something that we spoke about,

00:18there's been a fair few big names come through, certainly European quality, the likes of Diego

00:24Carlos, Pau Torres over the last few seasons, they're after a wing-back. What's the latest

00:28you can tell us defensively? Let's start off with them and any new signings that have

00:34been brought in this month.

00:35Yeah, well, the understanding for the last few months really is that Unai Emery has been

00:40desperate to bring in a new right-sided defender, someone who can play either as a right-back,

00:45right-wing-back or as a central defender, a little bit like Ezra Konza has done so over

00:49the last year or two. When Tyrone Mings was out, I know he was mainly left-sided but occasionally

00:55played on the right with Pau Torres on the left, Konza was so important. Diego Carlos

00:59as well when he has long-term injury, Konza was important but you can't rely just on him

01:04and when you have Matty Cash on the right being quite inconsistent, could have some

01:08outstanding games but some very poor games, very susceptible to giving away penalties.

01:13I think Emery just wants a few more bodies in that position and a few more options, especially

01:17for Champions League football this season, it's been very tricky. In terms of targets

01:21for that position, Minguesa, who is a right-back at Celta Vigo, can play in the centre as well

01:27or he can play as a wing-back, fits the bill. He's got a £16m release clause, he's a player

01:32that Aston Villa are considering. There's Andres Garcia as well, also in Spain, he's

01:38got a £10m release clause but he's in the second division rather than the top so not

01:41quite as experienced at the highest level. In terms of a central defender, out and out,

01:47we've got Loic Bardet of Sevilla, £25m should be enough for him. We could see Diego Carlos

01:53move in the other direction. They're the latest rumours at the moment, Villa definitely prioritising

01:58that defence.

01:59In terms of attack, one signing on the right-hand side, possibly to replace the outgoing of

02:09Moussa Diaby, what's the latest you can tell us on him? Are Villa fans excited about what

02:15this new signing can bring for the remainder of the season? At the end of the day, they're

02:21halfway through, they've got a big run-in ahead of them Champions League-wise, Premier

02:25League-wise as well. They can really go for it and make a push. Is this signing the man

02:30to aid that?

02:31Yeah, Daniel Marlon from Borussia Dortmund, £23m when you include add-ons, the same amount

02:37that Villa have sold Jadon Filigin to Ipswich Town for. I think that's incredible business

02:42personally. Filigin, Emery was hoping he could step back up from the Championship,

02:46that's why he came back, didn't quite work out. Marlon, he can play on either side, he

02:50can play through the middle if Villa want. Moussa Diaby obviously leaving in the summer

02:55is a big miss. Marlon is a fairly similar profile player and he should really help if

02:59the likes of Leon Bailey are out of form.