Kodjia makes bold claim about Aston Villa, runs rule over new teammates
Match

Kodjia makes bold claim about Aston Villa, runs rule over new teammates

Wayne Veysey
Wayne Veysey

Founder & Managing Director AUTHORITY Former chief correspondent at Evening Standard, Goal and Press Association with nearly three decades in national, regional and digital news and sports journalism. Wayne directs the network’s news strategy and high-level operations. FOCUS Editorial direction for the 11-site network and newsroom management. THE BRIEF Wayne oversees the network’s editorial standards across the network. He provides the final sign-off on all headline scoops, ensuring content across all platforms meets the standards required for a high-velocity newsroom.

Published on: 

By Harry Sykes

Jonathan Kodjia is convinced Aston Villa will be "unstoppable" when the new signings gel with the established players.

Villa have begun the season slowly despite spending £50million on new players during the transfer window.

They are 18th in the Championship as they go into Saturday’s match against Newcastle, who are also recovering from relegation from the Premier League.

Villa paid Bristol City £11million in August to sign the striker but the fee could rise to £15million, depending on achievements; a record for England’s second tier.

“We know that the fans expect wins and we need that, too, so that we can be a bit happier in training,” Kodjia said, as quoted by the Guardian. “We have a lot of new players and all we need is time for everyone to gel.

"We have players with immense qualities and a manager who has won the Champions League, and knows football very well.

"We have everything going for us. It’s just about fine-tuning details, getting a bit more luck and, also, becoming more killer in front of goal. Once we’ve done that, I don’t think anyone will be able to stop us. People are going to be pleasantly surprised.”

Kodjia scored 20 goals in all competitions for Bristol City last season and has netted once in the three games that he has played for Roberto Di Matteo's team.

In other Aston Villa news, this is the expected starting XI Di Matteo will field against Newcastle on Saturday.

Aston Villa
Jonathan Kodjia
www.footballinsider247.com