It’s his first transfer window at Aston Villa and Unai Emery is getting the band back together, with Mattéo Guendouzi linked with a move from Marseille to the West Midlands before the end of the month. What next? A sensational swoop for Lucas Torreira? A big-money move for Alexandre Lacazette? Mesut Özil on the bench looking miserable? Someone get Sven Mislintat on the blower, things are about to get interesting.
Marseille are seemingly close to agreeing a deal for Ivan Ilic, the Hellas Verona midfielder, but the tittle-tattle in France suggests his arrival is mere coincidence as opposed to an attempt to fill an imminent Guendouzi-shaped hole in the squad. Meanwhile, PSG are keen on signing Vitor Roque from Athletico Paranaense, but will face stiff competition from Manchester United. The Brazilian teenager won’t come cheap, mind, as he has a reported £53m release clause. Could that scare off the notoriously thrifty PSG?
