Aston Villa have a tricky next nine days to navigate in terms of PSR, with the deadline to balance their books looming on June 30, but that isn't to say Unai Emery won't be backed this summer.
NSWE and Monchi can only allow the Villans to register a £15 million loss for 2024/2025, with The Athletic calculating this as the maximum figure to avoid any PSR penalties.
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He could leave with Emiliano Martinez.
As things stand, they're projected to be over this limit and must raise cash through player sales before the start of the next football financial year on July 1.
The marquee sales of Moussa Diaby and Jhon Duran to Saudi Arabia have helped significantly, alongside their £70 million prize money from reaching the Champions League quarter-finals last season, but another big-name sale is required in the coming week (The Athletic).
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Emiliano Martinez is attracting serious interest from Man United as an optional sale to bring much-needed funds to the Villa coffers, while it is reported that left-back Lucas Digne is in talks to join Atlético Madrid as he enters the final 12 months of his contract.
Much like Newcastle's roadblock on marquee transfers due to PSR restrictions, Villa are suffering from having to comply with the limits, with top flight sides only allowed to lose £105 million over a rolling three-year period.
It makes the market all the more tricky for Emery's side to navigate, and their failure to qualify for next season's Champions League has come as an almighty blow both on and off the field.
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Villa have to settle for the Europa League's limited prize pool by comparison next term, with Monchi handed the extremely difficult task of both balancing the books and reinforcing Emery's squad for another season of competing on multiple fronts.
Taking this into account, it makes links to £250,000-per-week Man United attacker Mason Mount all the more surprising.
Aston Villa could make "excellent" move for Man United ace Mason Mount
As per ex-Villa chief scout Mick Brown, in an interview with Football Insider, Emery is a fan of Chelsea's former star and the Midlands could be a landing spot for him this summer.
Aston Villa could swoop for Mount and offer him an "excellent" move away from Old Trafford, according to Brown, and they want to help the 26-year-old re-discover his past form.
"United have tried to establish whether there is a market for Mason Mount,” Brown told Football Insider.
“Aston Villa have been spoken about and I think they could make a move. People remember Mason Mount at his best, that what Villa want to help him get back to and it looks like he’s back to full fitness now.
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“His move to Man United hasn’t been positive by any means, but he’s still a talented player. Villa want to strengthen because they’ve lost Rashford and Asensio, so Mount is on their list.
“Unai Emery is a fan of his and feels he could help him to rediscover his Chelsea form. It would be an excellent move for Mount as well, because Villa are a top club, they’ve got top facilities and they’ll be playing in Europe.“
Given their financial limitations, Villa would surely need Mount to take a big cut on his marquee wages for this transfer to happen, and it would most likely be in the form of a loan deal, or perhaps a loan-to-buy.