Emiliano Buendia News

Talk about a turnaround. It was just a few months ago that Aston Villa were winless, goalless and languishing in the relegation zone. Now they have won five games on the bounce.

Unai Emery has opened up on Harvey Elliott's lack of game time at Aston Villa, having joined on loan from Liverpool. He needs five more appearances to make the move permanent.

Faced with a bad run of results, many managers will blink. They may move from a back three or shift training or drop a big player. Emery did none of these things.

We put out the call for your questions on all things Villa, and here our expert TOM COLLOMOSSE tells you everything you need to know.

Birmingham's moves in the market helped them win instant promotion last season and that is the goal this year, too, as they eye a return to the Premier League after 15 seasons away.

Leverkusen believe the England U21 star is keen to take up the challenge to join them with the prospect of regular game time in the UEFA Champions League, Bundesliga and the German Cup.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Unai Emery is wrestling with the worst injury crisis of his career as he tries to correct Aston Villa's recent wobble without several key players.

The 19-year-old sustained the season-ending injury against Georgia while in action for Spain - with qualification for Euro 2024 already sealed - pulling up and clutching his knee after 26 minutes.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Nobody at the club will say so, but a top-four finish may be within reach for Villa this season. What a difference a year makes.

Tanguy Ndombele at Tottenham is an example of a record transfer that completely backfired. What happened to your club's most expensive transfer? Have they been a hit or a miss?

Tyrone Mings faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after damaging knee ligaments during Aston Villa's opening day defeat at Newcastle. He was carried off on a stretcher on Saturday.

Leeds star Jack Harrison has completed a season-long loan deal to join Premier League side Everton despite Aston Villa considering to hijack their move.

Jack Harrison is a possible late target for Aston Villa despite the Leeds winger having a medical at Everton. 

The England centre-back was carried off on a stretcher and became the fourth key first-team player out of action, with Alex Moreno, Jacob Ramsey and Emiliano Buendia also on the sidelines.

The thrills and spills of the Premier League Summer Series continued as Newcastle and Aston Villa shared six goals in Philadelphia, taking the total to 18 across the opening three matches.

He enjoyed a brilliant campaign last year in Germany, scoring 14 goals and adding 11 assists in all competitions as he helped to spearhead Leverkusen's turnaround under Xabi Alonso.

Unai Emery waved his magic wand once more just when it looked like Ivan Toney had shown him that all good things must come to an end.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: A photo posted on Aston Villa 's Twitter page at 3.01pm on November 2 is a perfect illustration of the power Unai Emery holds at his new club.

With the game goalless after the first half, the visitors took the lead through Emiliano Buendia after the Spurs 'keeper failed to control an innocuous-looking strike from Douglas Luiz.

As Emery starts his first week as manager at Villa Park following the dismissal of Steven Gerrard, Sportsmail looks at the challenges he faces with the Midlands giants lying 16th.

SIMON JONES: The Dutchman has fallen down the pecking order in the last year at Villa Park following the arrivals of Philippe Coutinho, Leon Bailey and Emiliano Buendia.

When you have already spent about £40million on a playmaker, forking out an extra £17m to bring the best from him might seem a little steep. Yet, Emiliano Buendia has been spurred on in recent weeks.

 Everton manager Frank Lampard thinks his team were deserving of a point at Villa Park as they fell just short of completing a remarkable come-back.

The Juventus and Real Madrid icon's 27-year-old eldest son shared a snap of the couple cradling their newborn child, revealing that the baby girl, Sia, had been born to Karen Goncalves on Thursday.

It is claimed the transfer budget will be unaffected by the club's latest failure to deliver top-tier European football next season, but the best players want to play in the best competitions.

Gerrard insisted demoting Coutinho to the substitute's bench at Burnley was not a sign the club were cooling on their ambition to sign the Brazilian loanee on a permanent basis.

Romero is one of four Argentina stars registered to Premier League clubs that was suspended for two international matches in relation to the abandoned World Cup qualifier against Brazil.

The four Argentina players were alleged to have declared false information on official forms to the country's authorities and in doing so broken Covid-19 quarantine rules.

A 19-year-old man has been charged with assault and throwing an item onto the pitch during Everton's Premier League game against Aston Villa on Saturday.

Steven Gerrard's side were celebrating their breakthrough goal by Emiliano Buendia on the cusp of half-time in front of one of the home stands when several bottles were thrown.

Smith used most of that £100m on three players to fill the void left by Grealish's departure: Danny Ings, Emi Buendia and Leon Bailey. But so far, all three have failed to catch fire.

Dean Smith's reign was brought to an end after five successive defeats, the latest of which was at Southampton on Friday. He leaves with Villa 15th in the table.

FIFA, the FA and the UK Government are in talks to find a way for players returning from red-list countries to avoid a 10-day quarantine and minimise the disruption to their clubs.

Premier League clubs could block players from being released for international duty in red list countries after the farce in Brazil, warns Christian Purslow.

Argentina's entire squad left Sao Paulo on Sunday night after Brazilian public health agents and federal police officers invaded the pitch and had the game abandoned inside 10 minutes.

The match was halted with just seven minutes on the clock when health officials stepped onto the field at the Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo.

The clubs believe they have an arrangement with the Argentinian FA for their players to leave South America after the second of their three World Cup qualifiers this fortnight.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Just about everyone in senior executive positions at Arsenal is undergoing his first stint in such an important job.

Sources close to the Argentinian FA have told The Mail on Sunday they are confident Tottenham duo Giovani Lo Celso and Cristian Romero will also join up with the Argentina squad.

Argentina is currently on the UK's 'red travel list,' meaning the four Premier League players will be forced to isolate for 10 days on their return from South America.

The Gunners had been long-term admirers of the 24-year-old but the Midlands club outmuscled them to agree a £40million deal. But just how good is the Argentine? Sportsmail takes a look.

Buendia was the Canaries' player of the season as they won the Sky Bet Championship title in 2020-21 and sealed an immediate return to the Premier League after relegation last term.

Former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Petit questioned his old club after they were beaten to the signing of Norwich star Emiliano Buendia by Aston Villa. 

The midfielder is currently on international duty with Argentina and is set to have his medical before completing his move to Villa on Tuesday after a World Cup qualifying game against Colombia.

Emiliano Buendia's £40m transfer from Norwich to Aston Villa is set to be ratified on Tuesday once the player completes his final medical tests. 

The Villa Park side moved on Friday to head off competition from Arsenal by agreeing a deal for Argentine Buendia, the Championship player of the year, which could rise to £40m.

Reports claim that both Premier League outfits have made bids for the attacking midfielder, but Sportsmail understands that the Championship winners have not received any offers.

Aston Villa are also strongly pursuing the £40million-rated forward, who was the best player in Norwich's Championship-winning season that has seen them make an immediate return to the Premier League.

Buendia, who has been called up by Argentina for the Copa America next month, is valued at £40million by newly-promoted Norwich with a percentage sell-on due to his former club Getafe.

Arsenal have been long-term admirers of Emiliano Buendia and were credited with an interest last summer. However, Arsenal have stepped up their interest in the midfielder this season.

Norwich City's winger Emiliano Buendia claimed the honour of the Sky Bet Championship Player of the Season with 14 goals this season, as well as 17 assists - more than any other player in the division.

DANIEL MATTHEWS AT CARROW ROAD: Midway through the first half, Emi Buendia picked up possession on the right flank, drifted inside three statues before sliding a shot beyond David Raya.

Buendia has been a key player in the attack for the Canaries this term who currently top the Championship at the half-way point of the season, with seven goals from 20 appearances.

Mikel Arteta is keen to move a number of fringe players out this month but is also targeting a few incomings including an attacking midfielder to help the club's push for the second half of the season.

Mikel Arteta's side has been lacking in creativity so far this season. Buendia was one of the most creative players in the Premier League last season and Arteta is a keen admirer.

Emiliano Buendia's brilliant decisive goal against Barnsley - a cushioned first-time volley after meeting Kenny McLean's lofted 40-yard pass - explains why Arsenal have been scouting him.

As the January transfer window opens, reports suggested that Arsenal had scouted Buendia extensively as Mikel Arteta looks to add greater creativity to his side.

Emiliano Buendia has reaffirmed his commitment to Norwich following their Premier League relegation amid interest from LaLiga clubs Atletico Madrid and Valencia.

TOM FARMERY AT CARROW ROAD: Emiliano Buendia scored the only goal of the game as Norwich beat Swansea 1-0 to boost their hopes of winning the Championship.