Pundit salutes Aston Villa for ‘great business’ amid ‘£15m’ transfer claim
Aston Villa have done exceptionally well to strengthen their squad and make a net profit of “£15million” in the transfer market.
So says ex-Premier League goalkeeper Paddy Kenny, speaking exclusively to Football Insider after the transfer window shut last night (31 August).
Villa did not add to their roster on deadline day and finished the window with five new faces among their number.
Emi Buendia, Danny Ings and Leon Bailey arrived for a combined total of approximately £95m.
Ashley Young signed on a free transfer from Inter Milan, while Axel Tuanzebe also joined on a season-long loan from Man United.
Jack Grealish was the undisputed headline departure and banked Villa £100m upon his move to Man City.
Ally Samatta and Bjorn Engels have also departed for Fenerbahce and Royal Antwerp respectively on undisclosed fee-paying deals.
And Kenny expects that Villa will have made a total profit of around £15m throughout the summer.
“They were always going to be gutted to lose Grealish,” he told Football Insider correspondent Adam Williams.
“But it comes down to how they have spent that money. They’ve made a profit of about £15m and made five great new signings.
“I really like the Ings signing. That’s a really good one, for me. Ashley Young is a top deal too. He’s getting older but I still think he has a lot to offer.
“They’ve done some great business and more than enough to replace Grealish. I can’t wait to see how they all settle in.”
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