Aston Villa are set for a busy summer transfer window as Unai Emery prepares his squad for Champions League and Premier League campaigns. The club, who finished fourth and won the Europa League last season, are expected to add quality and depth.
Emi Martinez's future is again under scrutiny, with Sky Sports Italy reporting Juventus are interested in the Argentine or Tottenham's Guglielmo Vicario. The report claims Juventus prefer Alisson but Liverpool are not selling, and that Martinez has 'the right personality' they want. Corriere dello Sport, via calciomercato, suggests Inter Milan have also held discussions with Villa. Martinez, 33, is under contract until 2029 and recently dismissed claims he would join Manchester United during Villa's trophy parade.
Villa have been linked with former Norwich winger Jonathan Rowe, now at Bologna. Italian outlet il Resto del Carlino reports Chelsea and Villa are 'pressing for Rowe'. Bologna, who missed European football, will 'consider offers' for the 23-year-old. Rowe scored eight goals in 43 games for Bologna, including against Villa in the Europa League quarter-final first leg.
Villa are also keen on Roma winger Matias Soule, according to insidefutbol citing Il Messaggero. Roma want a minimum €40m for the Argentine, who has 12 goals and 13 assists in 81 games for Roma since joining from Juventus in 2024. Borussia Dortmund are also interested. Soule has three years left on his contract.
The Athletic reports Villa 'admire' Club Brugge striker Nicolo Tresoldi. The 21-year-old Italian-born German youth international scored 23 goals in his first season in Belgium, including Champions League strikes against Barcelona, Monaco and Atletico. Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann said Tresoldi was 'very, very close' to a World Cup call-up, describing him as 'not a classic target man, but a classic striker'.
