Aston Villa supervisor Unai Emery desires the membership to make an early summer time transfer for Southampton right-back Kyle Walker-Peters.
What’s the most recent Aston Villa switch information involving Walker-Peters?
Villa look set to be in for a busy switch window forward of Emery’s first full season in cost, with NSWE able to again the Spaniard with a “enormous” summer time spending spree.
A variety of gamers have been linked with a transfer to the Midlands in latest months, together with a brand new right-back. Villa had been name-checked with an curiosity in Manchester Metropolis’s Kyle Walker and Walker-Peters final month, and an replace has emerged on the latter of the 2 English full-backs.
In accordance with sources near TEAMtalk, Villa are looking a fast deal for Walker-Peters after Southampton’s relegation to the Championship was confirmed final weekend. Emery desires Villa to make an early swoop to make sure they’ll wrap up a deal shortly, with Villa able to make their transfer.
How has Walker-Peters carried out this season?
Walker-Peters, who really shares the identical company as Villa right-back Ashley Younger, made a everlasting transfer to St Mary’s from Tottenham again in 2020 following a mortgage spell.
In complete, the 26-year-old has made 118 appearances for Southampton, 36 of which have come through the present marketing campaign. The England worldwide has contributed to 10 targets on the south coast and seems to be on the high of his recreation with a career-high €25m Transfermarkt valuation.
As per WhoScored, Walker-Peters has averaged a match score of 6.57/10 – the identical rating as Matty Money, whereas Younger averages a barely higher score of 6.58/10.
The Saints man has recorded a formidable 1.6 dribbles per recreation, greater than any Villa participant, whereas additionally averaging 1.9 tackles per 90. He has been hailed as “excellent” by Danny Higginbotham and known as “implausible” since becoming a member of Southampton by pundit Micah Richards, so Walker-Peters might due to this fact show to be a shrewd addition within the Midlands.
Younger is 37 years of age, so Villa will in the end have to interchange the skilled defender, with Walker-Peters presumably that man to return in and rival Money. Villa can also make the most of Southampton’s relegation, doubtlessly opening up the door for a cut-price switch, and it appears to be like as if will probably be one to regulate over the approaching weeks.
