Every word Aston Villa boss Unai Emery said about Donyell Malen, transfers, injuries, Everton and Moyes
Unai Emery spoke to the media ahead of Aston Villa's Premier League clash against Everton at Goodison Park on Wednesday night.
Villa are targeting their first away league victory since beating Fulham in mid-October. Here is every word Emery said in his press conference...
Are you close to signing Donyell Malen?
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"The most important thing is that we are playing tomorrow," Emery said in his press conference on Tuesday. "But we are in the transfer window and we are trying to do some movements. One of those movements is the possibility to sign Malen. In case Malen signs for us, it is close, we have to leave one player, which is Jaden [Philogene]."
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Are you close to signing any other players?
"We are alert and we want to always be ready to improve the squad with the players and, of course, sometimes some players want to leave us for different circumstances as well. We are moving forward with some circumstances like I am telling you from today until the last day of the window.
"If we are changing one player, Malen and Jaden, that’s the first. Maybe two or three players more, we can do another deal of some players leaving and some players joining us."
How difficult is it to prepare for Everton after David Moyes was recently appointed?
“Of course, every match we are playing has been difficult, playing away more difficult. Our challenge is how we can compete away, because the last matches we played away in Premier League, we didn’t work, we didn’t get points, and tomorrow is our challenge.
“It’s difficult, because as well, it’s Everton with a new coach, and of course I think they are going to be – the crowd and the players – very motivated, excited as well, with [David] Moyes, because before he was a very successful coach there with them.
“But we have to try to focus on our match, our gameplan, our idea to impose on the field, respecting them. Overall, maybe some tactical work they are going to change, but I think the players they are playing more or less, tomorrow they will be on the field defending Everton.
“Of course, we respect their players, we respect their stadium, we respect a new coach with a new idea, and I respect as well the difficulty we are going to face tomorrow. But, with everything, like I am explaining the difficulties, we are confident, and the opportunity we have tomorrow to try to change our bad results we have achieved in the last matches.”
What are you expecting from Everton?
“One area we have [is] how he was playing with West Ham, and another area we have is trying to understand individual work with the players they have, with their skill, how they were more or less playing in the last matches.
“But of course, the mix we are trying to understand, with the new idea and style [of] David Moyes, and as well with the players they have.”
What is the latest injury news?
"Pau Torres, John McGinn are not available for tomorrow. Different injuries and different times for them to start again training with us. Barkley is two or three weeks more. McGinn will need one week minimum to be with us to train and play. Pau Torres is longer, six to eight weeks.
Carlos is not fit. He is still being out of the team with a small injury. Emi Martinez trained this morning feeling good. In case tomorrow morning he is feeling good, he will be [in the team]."
