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Aston Villa’s most costly signings of all time

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Aston Villa are a membership firmly on the up beneath Unai Emery, and NSWE have backed the Spaniard within the switch market. However who’s Villa’s document signing?

Soccer FanCast has taken a have a look at Aston Villa’s most costly signings of their historical past, as per Transfermarkt, with an in depth have a look at the highest 10.

Aston Villa’s most costly signings of all time

Rank

Participant

Charge

Signed from

12 months

1

Moussa Diaby

€55m

Bayer Leverkusen

2023

2

Emiliano Buendia

€38.4m

Norwich Metropolis

2021

3

Ollie Watkins

€34m

Brentford

2020

4

Pau Torres

€33m

Villarreal

2023

5

Leon Bailey

€32m

Bayer Leverkusen

2021

6

Diego Carlos

€31m

Sevilla

2022

7

Lucas Digne

€30m

Everton

2022

8

Danny Ings

€29.4m

Southampton

2021

9

Wesley Moraes

€25m

Membership Brugge

2019

10

Tyrone Mings

€22.3m

Bournemouth

2019

11

Darren Bent

€21.5m

Sunderland

2011

12

Philippe Coutinho

€20m

Barcelona

2022

13

Bertrand Traore

€18.4m

Lyon

2020

14

Emiliano Martinez

€17.4m

Arsenal

2020

15

Douglas Luiz

€16.8m

Manchester Metropolis

2019

16

Jhon Duran

€16.64m

Chicago

2023

17

Morgan Sanson

€15.8m

Marseille

2021

18

Matty Money

€15.75m

Nottingham Forest

2020

19

Matt Targett

€15.5m

Southampton

2019

=20

Leander Dendoncker

€15m

Wolves

2022

=20

James Milner

€15m

Newcastle United

2008

All information appropriate as of third June 2024.

Here is an in depth have a look at Aston Villa’s 10 most costly signings:

10

Tyrone Mings

€22.3m from Bournemouth

One of many gamers who helped Villa win promotion to the Premier League again in 2019, Tyrone Mings’ mortgage transfer from Bournemouth was made everlasting that summer time.

Since then, the centre-back has gone on to make greater than 160 appearances for the membership however has additionally had his harm struggles.

Date joined

January 2019

Appearances

166

Objectives

8

Assists

9

Former golf equipment

Yate City, Chippenham, Ipswich, Bournemouth

9

Wesley Moraes

€25m from Membership Brugge

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Aston Villa splashed the money on Wesley Moraes in 2019 after they received promotion, however the Brazilian’s time within the Midlands was suffering from harm.

He made simply 26 appearances in complete for Villa, heading out on three separate mortgage spells earlier than signing for Championship facet Stoke Metropolis in 2023.

Date joined

June 2019

Appearances

26

Objectives

6

Assists

1

Former golf equipment

Itabuna, AS Trencin, Membership Brugge

Future golf equipment

Membership Brugge, Internacional, Levante, Stoke

8

Danny Ings

€29.4m from Southampton

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One other attacker who arguably didn’t stay as much as the big-money price was Danny Ings.

Villa stored a deal for the Englishman extraordinarily quiet in 2021 in what had seemed like a coup, however Ings would go on to attain simply 14 occasions in 52 video games earlier than being bought to West Ham in 2023 for a loss.

Date joined

August 2021

Appearances

52

Objectives

14

Assists

8

Former golf equipment

Bournemouth, Dorchester, Burnley, Liverpool, Southampton

Future golf equipment

West Ham

7

Lucas Digne

€30m from Everton

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Left-back Lucas Digne moved to Villa Park from Everton in January 2022 beneath Steven Gerrard, and the Frenchman has gone on to turn out to be a daily beneath Emery.

Regardless of Emery bringing in Alex Moreno, Digne primarily remained first-choice throughout the supervisor’s first full season in cost.

Date joined

January 2022

Appearances

93

Objectives

4

Assists

10

Former golf equipment

Lille, PSG, Roma, Barcelona, Everton

6

Diego Carlos

€31m from Sevilla

Diego Carlos for Aston Villa

Like Wesley and Mings, defender Diego Carlos has additionally had his harm troubles after signing for Aston Villa.

The Brazilian joined Villa in 2022 and was named vice-captain beneath Gerrard, earlier than rupturing his Achilles tendon on his dwelling debut. He’s since returned to full health and is enjoying his half beneath Emery.

Date joined

June 2022

Appearances

41

Objectives

1

Assists

1

Former golf equipment

Paulista, Madureira, Estoril, Porto B, Nantes, Sevilla

5

Leon Bailey

€32m from Bayer Leverkusen

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Winger Leon Bailey arrived from Bundesliga facet Bayer Leverkusen in 2021, however the Jamaican is one other who has had his battles within the therapy room.

Fortuitously for Emery, Bailey had his finest season for Villa in 2023/24, scoring 10 targets and offering 9 assists in 35 Premier League video games.

Date joined

August 2021

Appearances

106

Objectives

20

Assists

20

Former golf equipment

Genk, Bayer Leverkusen

4

Pau Torres

€33m from Villarreal

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Centre-back Pau Torres was one in all Emery’s prime targets in the summertime of 2023 after beforehand working along with his compatriot at Villarreal.

NSWE managed to convey Torres to the Midlands, and it’s a determination that has paid off thus far, with the Spaniard enjoying an vital position in one in all Villa’s finest seasons in current reminiscence.

Date joined

July 2023

Appearances

39

Objectives

2

Assists

1

Former golf equipment

Villarreal, Malaga

3

Ollie Watkins

€34m from Brentford

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Arguably one in all Villa’s best-value signings within the prime 10 is striker Ollie Watkins, who arrived at Villa Park from Brentford with no earlier Premier League expertise.

The ahead has starred beneath quite a few totally different managers, scoring greater than 10 Premier League targets in every of his 4 seasons.

Date joined

September 2020

Appearances

169

Objectives

70

Assists

26

Former golf equipment

Exeter, Weston-super-Mare, Brentford

2

Emiliano Buendia

€38.4m from Norwich

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Aston Villa received the race to signal Emiliano Buendia from Norwich Metropolis in 2021 after the Argentinian’s starring years at Carrow Highway, pipping the likes of Arsenal to a deal.

Sadly for Buendia, he missed everything of the 2023/24 season by way of harm, however he’s beneath contract till 2026.

Date joined

June 2021

Appearances

78

Objectives

9

Assists

9

Former golf equipment

Getafe, Cultural Leonesa, Norwich

1

Moussa Diaby

€55m from Bayer Leverkusen

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Comfortably prime of the charts and Villa’s document signing is Moussa Diaby, who like Bailey, arrived from Bayer Leverkusen.

The winger, who’s beneath contract within the Midlands till 2028, shortly turned a key participant beneath Emery and helped the membership to a top-four end in 2023/24.

Date joined

July 2023

Appearances

54

Objectives

10

Assists

9

Former golf equipment

Crotone, PSG, Bayer Leverkusen