Aston Villa ex-scout can't believe four 'baffling' transfers that have enraged the club's fans

Aston Villa fans have been left unimpressed with the transfer business that has seen the squad overhauled this summer.

That is according to former senior Villa scout, Bryan King, speaking exclusively to Football Insider.

The summer saw the Villans sell countless key players from last season's Europa League-winning side, including Morgan Rogers, Ezri Konsa and Ollie Watkins.

Villa have spent big money on 10 new players to replace them, but there remains a significant level of uncertainty over this season.

Unai Emery's side have started the season slowly and are yet win a Premier League game, but still have plenty of their new names to come into the team.

Tuesday saw Villa beat Club Brugge in their Champions League opener, and Saturday will see them take on Nottingham Forest at Villa Park.

Aston Villa have sold their 'best'

There was some expectation that Rogers and Emi Martinez would probably leave the club this summer.

The former was attracting huge interest and there was an acceptance that Villa would sell for the right money, while the latter has been vying for a move away for several windows.

Never would fans have expected that six of the starting XI that faced Freiburg in May's Europa League final would be gone by the end of the window.

"You sell your best defender, then you sell your second best defender. Then you sell your two central midfield players," King told Football Insider.

He continued: "I can tell you, as I said, I've spoken to a couple of Villa supporters. They're not impressed with the business that's been done.

"They're selling the really good players and fan favourites and bringing in people who've got question marks over them."

Unai Emery under pressure to deliver results

Villa have taken a significant gamble this summer, and it remains to be seen whether they will benefit or suffer for it.

Refreshing the squad is far from a bad thing, all but one of the key exits were the age of 28 or over.

Yet most sides would phase the lowering of the average age of the squad over several windows to make the transition easier, rather than radically doing it all in one summer.

Villa have uprooted the spine of their team, and it will take some time for Emery to replace it - time that he must be afforded.