Telegraph: After Selling Rogers for £117 Million, Aston Villa May Still Need to Sell Martinez or Konsa
The Daily Telegraph reports that Aston Villa's record £117 million sale of Morgan Rogers to Chelsea has eased but not eliminated the club's financial pressure. Villa remains bound by UEFA's three-year financial penalty agreement and the squad cost ratio rule, limiting spending to 70% of revenue. While the club insists no more key players will leave, Juventus is interested in goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez and Arsenal is monitoring defender Ezri Konsa. Manager Unai Emery aims to lower the team's average age and has already signed 20-year-old Manzambi from Freiburg. Villa has raised over £400 million in player sales since Emery took over, including profitable deals for Tielemans, Duran, and Douglas Luiz. The club plans further signings including Brazilian midfielder Joao Gomes and a winger, but cannot make large investments without departures. Emery wants to diversify the attack beyond relying on Ollie Watkins' pace.
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