He Aston Villa have qualified for the Champions League after 41 years without playing in Europe’s top competition. In the 81-82 season they won it, with a different format and known as the European Cup.
After a grand celebration where Unai Emery gave an emotional speech and Monchi was happy, both are already planning for next season. And among the goals, according to the newspaper ‘Marca’, the name of Alex Baena (22)which the Basque coach knows well from his time in Villarreal.
In contract until 2028 and a clause of 60 million of euro Álex Baena is on the agenda of teams like Atlético de Madrid and Barça, to whom the price returns them. One thing that does not happen to Aston Villa, who have the television rights to the Premier League and qualification for the Champions League has the money to face the operation with guarantees. It will be up to the Spanish international to decide whether to accept the offer or wait for something better, which will come throughout the summer.
The Villarreal youth player arrived in the first team thanks to Emery and unquestionably among all the coaches who went through the submarine, this season his explosion as an assistant. with 13 assists, 10 more than last season. A figure that allows him to be the best in that aspect in all of LaLiga.
Source: La Verdad
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