Unai Emery is considering a dip into the January transfer window to bolster his Aston Villa squad. Villa are currently eighth in the Premier League rankings and they are closing in a Round of 16 knockout stage spot in their debut UEFA Champions League campaign.

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery is hopeful Leon Bailey will grow in confidence after he scored his first goal of the season against Leicester City this afternoon. Villa took the lead through Barkley just before the hour mark, but were pegged back shortly after as Stephy Mavididi scored at the far post following a strong save from Emi Martinez.

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery knew his side had to beat Leicester if they wanted to keep their top-four challenge on course. Villa’s quest for a second successive year in the Champions League has been hamstrung by inconsistency this season, but they kicked off 2025 with an important three points.