Aston Villa We enjoyed a rather productive January transfer window. First of all, they managed to sell Jaden Philogene Ipswich city for 20 million £gaining profit to the young man.
Secondly, they signed two aggressive players who could make a big difference from now until the end of the season.
Donyell Malen joined Borussia Dortmund a few weeks ago while Marcus Rasford Moved to Villa Park for a loan from Manchester United, By buying £ 40m £ £ £ entered into the agreement.
UNAI EMERYHis side chases a place on the top four of the Premier League table. Rashford’s signature could be inspired by this ambition.
Why Aston Villa signed Marcus Rashford
Since Ruben Amorim took over Manchester United, Rashford Occurred just four times Under the Portuguese director, scoring three goals.
It is clear that the Englishman would not play a role in the AMORIM system that went on and the removal from Old Trafford could be the best thing that will happen to him.
Despite a relatively quiet season according to his standards, Rashford still has created four high chancesIt calculates an average key and has scored four goals on top flight. This is what he is saying, despite the fact that he is not appropriate and shoots this term, he is still a player who has noted 87 Premier League goals.
In the villa, Emery will probably give him more consistent playing time and if he hit the top form, he could be a wise signature.
The manager may already have a player in the club worth more than Rashford, however.
Aston Villa talent is worth even more than Marcus Rashford
Someone who was wonderful during the 2024/25 campaign is another English talent in Morgan Rogers.
The second half of the 2023/24 season saw Rogers starting to mark the villa, scoring three goals and Assignment In just 11 Premier League games from his transition from Middlesbrough.
It was obvious that Emery had a huge talent in his hands, but he would still be overwhelmed by how well the English has performed throughout 2024/25.
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Rogers’ statistics this season |
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Metric |
Champions League |
Premier League |
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Goal |
3 |
6 |
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Help |
1 |
4 |
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Highly challenged |
3 |
8 |
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Successful drums per game |
3.3 |
1.8 |
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The key passes per game |
1.6 |
1.3 |
In August, U23 Scout Antonio Mango waxed lyric About the wing, saying it was “amazing” and “brave”, someone who has “all the features you want in a young footballer”.
This is definitely true for Rogers in 2024/25. With ten goals and five assists Already, including an amazing hat-trick against Celtic in the Champions League, the former Boro star has emerged as a key player under Emery. There is no doubt about it.
Compared to his peers on top flight, the star still Classes in top 7% For targets by shot at the target and top 11% for balls per 90, but more evidence of its effectiveness in the last third.
These incredible performances in the previous 12 months have seen its market value go up.
Indeed, according to the CIES football observatory, Rogers are now Currently they are estimated at an amazing £ 74 millionwhich is an amazing rise, especially taking into account the side of the Villa Park Park just 15 million £ to sign him last year.
This also means that it is almost twice that of Rashford if he goes from the market clause to his loan deal, indicating that Emery has hit the jackpot in the feeling of 22 years.
