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That comes as journalist Graeme Bailey claims that Villa have been “offered” the chance to sign veteran attacking midfielder James Rodriguez this summer.
The two-time Champions League winner is a free agent after leaving Sao Paulo a year early and is reportedly “keen” on a move back to England, where he spent a season with Everton.
Unai Emery‘s side are in Europe’s top club competition for the first time in over 40 years and are flexing their financial muscle ahead of the new Premier League season in a bid to ensure that they stay there for the long term.
Much of their focus has been on adding depth to their ranks, with eight new signings already having been made by the club. However, the squad is still lacking any real Champions League experience, with Youri Tielemans and Lucas Digne the only players in Emery’s side to have played more than 15 times in Europe’s elite competition.
, Villa have been offered the chance to bring in a man who has plenty of experience from the top elites compitition.
