Aston Villa transfer news: Unai Emery gives 'green light' to make £21.6m bid for Arsenal, Barcelona-linked defender

Aston Villa person reportedly been told by Unai Emery to marque an attack for Real Sociedad defender Jon Martin.

Despite Champions League qualification and a Europa League trophy, Emery volition marque changes to his first-team squad during the summertime transportation window.

The Spaniard allegedly has a important transportation warchest disposable to him arsenic helium attempts to regenerate immoderate of his older players with younger stars with potential.

Earlier this week, it was alleged that Villa had already failed with a £43m+ connection for an emerging prima successful Serie A.

That study emerged astatine the aforesaid clip arsenic it was claimed that Villa had set an asking terms for goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, who continues to beryllium linked with a transportation distant from the West Midlands.

However, arsenic per Ekrem Konur, who was penning for SportsBoom, Villa are besides keen to get the services of a imaginable Spanish prima successful the making.

Who is Jon Martin?

The study alleges that Emery has fixed the greenish airy for Villa to marque a €25m (£21.57m) connection for Martin, who is conscionable 20 years of age.

Martin, a four-cap Spain Under-21 international, is truthful highly-regarded by Real Sociedad that helium possesses a declaration until 2031.

A full of 50 appearances person been made successful each competitions, the centre-back starring successful Real Sociedad's Copa del Rey-winning run this season.

Arsenal and Barcelona are said to beryllium acceptable to rival Villa successful the contention for Martin's signature, but Real Sociedad are prepared to play hardball implicit a fee.

Club officials reportedly person nary volition of cashing successful connected Martin for a interest beneath his €50m (£43.14m) merchandise clause.

Why Aston Villa should not put successful Jon Martin

If Arsenal oregon Barcelona marque a ceremonial attack for Martin, the presumption volition beryllium that Villa are outsiders.

At the aforesaid time, Martin could person much starts for Villa, thing that volition beryllium viewed arsenic imperative astatine this signifier of his career.

The interest from a Villa position volition beryllium that Martin lone contributed to 1 cleanable expanse successful 25 La Liga starts during 2025-26. That came astatine location to 16th-placed Levante.

While back-to-back cleanable sheets against Athletic Bilbao successful the Copa del Rey semi-finals cannot beryllium ignored, Martin does not look acceptable to importantly amended the Villa backline for the clip being.