Aston Villa, under the guidance of Unai Emery, is making significant strides in the transfer market as they gear up for the January window. Emery has openly discussed the club’s active role in scouting and securing new talent to bolster the team’s performance.

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery sets sights on winning FA Cup - Villa begin their campaign against Premier League rivals West Ham on Friday night.

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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.

Simon Adringra's opener was cancelled out by an Ollie Watkins penalty and Morgan Rogers before Tariq Lamptey's late equaliser earned the visitors a share of the spoils

The absence of Pau Torres for a longer period is a bigger problem, not least because Villa are not so well-stocked in defence. The unavailability of Diego Carlos last Saturday appeared to pick Emery's back four for him.

Aston Villa are pushing to find an agreement with Borussia Dortmund to sign Donyell Malen. The Dutch international is Unai Emery's priority target to add more pace and versatility to his forward options.

Aston Villa have kept just two clean sheets in 20 games this term, which is the joint second-lowest total in the Premier League.