Unai Emery has managed to complete one first-team signing this month with Kosta Nedeljković joining on a permanent basis from Red Star Belgrade. However, the 18-year-old right-back will spend the rest of the season on loan in the Serbian capital.
George Hemmings has also been brought in from Nottingham Forest but the 16-year-old midfielder is unlikely to be anywhere near the Villa first team at this point in his career.
Aston Villa are making efforts to sign Middlesbrough forward Morgan Rogers. Two bids have reportedly been submitted for the 21-year-old attacker, who was born in Halesowen, with a third soon to be tabled
As far as outgoings go, Finn Azaz was recalled from his loan at Plymouth Argyle only to be sold to Boro in a deal worth around £2million while Leander Dendoncker has now also been shipped off, seemingly for good
Dendoncker has left Aston Villa and signed on loan with Napoli for the rest of the season
Villa announced the loan news via their official X account on Friday (26 January) while their official website makes no mention about a permanent deal being in the offing
However, the Daily Mail reported on Friday that Villa and Napoli have agreed on a £7.7million option-to-buy clause in Dendoncker’s loan, meaning there’s a good chance that the Belgian midfielder has played his final game for the West Midlands club.
Dendoncker signed for Villa from Wolves on deadline day in the summer of 2022 but he’s never really been a first-team regular at Villa Park. This season, he played just 15 times in all competitions for the Villans and started only once in the Premier League when he scored in the 3-2 loss at Manchester United on Boxing Day
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