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Aston Villa will get the opportunity to bring in some new faces this summer
Aston Villa are ‘tracking’ Celta Vigo defender Oscar Mingueza, according to TEAMtalk. The report adds that Everton and Newcastle United are also interested in the full-back ahead of the summer. Unai Emery will get the chance to bolster his squad when the next transfer window opens up for business.
The Midlands outfit lost 2-0 away at Wolves last time out. They are sat in 4th place in the Premier League table. Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United are all above them.
Aston Villa keeping tabs on Celta Vigo defender Oscar Mingueza
Aston Villa have identified Mingueza as someone to boost their defensive department. If he joined, he would battle it out with Matty Cash for their right-back position. He is out of contract at the end of the season and is due to become a free agent in June.
Mingueza, 26, rose up through the academy at Barcelona and was a regular for the La Liga giants at various different youth levels. He initially went on to become a key player for their B team as a youngster. The Catalonia-born man then went on to make 66 senior appearances and chipped in with two goals from the back.
The Spain international, who has four caps to his name, switched to Celta Vigo back in 2022 and hasn’t looked back since. He has become one of their most prized assets and they will face a real battle to keep hold of him now amid attention from England. He has made 130 outings for his current club and has found the net on seven occasions.
What now for Aston Villa after Wolves loss?
Aston Villa will want to bounce back from their defeat to Wolves as soon as possible. They face Chelsea at home on Wednesday night. Speaking after their loss at Molineux, Emery said: “I’m thankful for our supporters, to be here with us in the derby.
“And always here is very difficult, every match we’ve played here. We’ve lost three times and drawn one. But even losing here in the last three years we’ve achieved our objective and, of course, we are frustrated. But it can happen.
“How we played in the first half was really fantastic, we didn’t score but we created chances to score, enough chances to score, we dominated, we didn’t concede. And the second half when they scored, the match changed completely. We tried but the rhythm was stopping always.”
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