Emery Confirms Transfer Plans at Aston Villa Ahead of Tottenham Game

• Aston Villa and Tottenham will open action for the start of 2023 in the Premier League
• Villa boss speaking ahead of the match confirmed there will be ins and outs at the club this January
• The former Arsenal boss will take charge of his first window since returning to English football

The English Premier League will get underway in 2023 with Antonio Conte's Tottenham Hotspur playing hosts to Unai Emery's Aston Villa at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium.

Villa are coming into the game on the back of a disappointing 3-1 loss to Liverpool on Boxing Day, while Tottenham fought back to secure a 2-2 draw against Brentford in the London derby.

The matchday also marks the opening of the January transfer window, one which former Villarreal manager confirmed Aston Villa will be heavily involved with outgoings and new signings coming in.

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Emery confirms Villa transfer plans

Emery, who took over the club in October confirmed there will be business at the club in January, while speaking ahead of the New Year's Day match against Spurs, as quoted by Birmingham Live.

“Now is coming the transfer window in January. The players are focused here but we are speaking about the possibility of some changes. We are going to decide in the next week about the possibility of some players leaving and some players coming. The important players I am not thinking they are going to leave.” he said.

Sky Sports reports that the club are interested in his former players, Arnaut Danjuma and Nicolas Jackson from Villarreal. An ambitious move for João Felix is also being considered.

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The club are also considering cutting short the loan of Southampton defender Jan Bednarek as reported by the Athletic. Other outgoings were previously planned before Emery arrived as confirmed by Mirror.

Emery to sanction Martinez's exit?

Sports Brief earlier reported that Unai Emery could consider the departure of Emi Martinez if an offer arrives despite the goalkeeper's World Cup winning heroics.

It is reported that the former Arsenal manager is not a fan of the goalkeeper's temperament and will hold crunch talks with the Argentina goalie on his future when he returns from the World Cup break.

According to Caught Offside, Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich are interested and the likely destination for Emi Martinez if he leaves Villa Park in January.