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Aston Villa can raise more than £40m from player sales to give Monchi PSR headroom
Aston Villa will head into the January transfer window still feeling the effects of a turbulent summer in which difficult decisions were made and funds raised in order to comply with profitability and sustainability rules, which they must continue to work within.
January mightn't necessarily be the time for substantially adding to Unai Emery's squad; there are, of course, only so many spots which are made available in the squads permitted by the Premier League and the Champions League and Villa do, when all are fit, have plenty of existing options who can help to cope with the battles ahead of them.
Players could leave. Villa goalkeeper Robin Olsen's deal expires in the summer as it is and he could be allowed to head off prior to that date. Loan moves may be permitted for one or two younger players, with minutes hard to come by at the minute for the likes of Kosta Nedeljkovic and Lamare Bogarde.
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Then you have the players already out on loan. Alex Moreno appears to be enjoying himself at Nottingham Forest, playing regularly and in a successful unit at this moment. Philippe Coutinho is out in Brazil playing with Dimitri Payet - his spell is a little more chequered, hit by injury. Lewis Dobbin was swiftly shipped out on loan in the summer, as was Leander Dendoncker who, back in Belgium, could well have played his last game for Villa.
The club also have a number of younger players out on loan who are building up reputations; Villa have exploited this pathway plenty previously, earning fees from the likes of Finn Azaz and Tim Iroegbunam who they'd either produced or picked up along the way. Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Rico Richards and Louie Barry are all playing regularly away from Villa Park and claiming invaluable EFL experience.
Conceivably - and not including former Juventus pair Enzo Barrenechea and Samuel Iling-Junior who are also out on loan, and for who it'll be intriguing to see the role Emery has envisaged - Villa have more than £40m worth of player out on loan who mightn't play again for the club or have a part to play in Emery's existing first-team plans - for many of those mentioned, next summer could prove to be a significant window in their careers.
At a time when Villa, otherwise enjoying the security of the Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens era, have to find ways of raising money from within in order to spend, the Lions hierarchy will be well aware that the club are sitting on millions in the form of fringe players. While by no means a straightforward process, emphasis is likely to be placed on severing ties for good in 2025 and banking cash which can be appropriately reinvested in the current side.
