It was only two days earlier that the rumors about Harry Kane's transfer to Manchester City were finished (for details, please read more about "Tottenham Without Kane!"). Jesus, Sigg, Jimenez, who is the most suitable successor? Manchester City, on the other hand, have made another blockbuster deal, which is to buy Jack Grealish from Aston Villa for £100 million.
Looking at last season's statistics, Jack Grelich is second in the Premier League with 0.41 assists and 3.34 chances per 90 minutes; on the other hand, he is the player who has suffered the most violations per 90 minutes and has more than 9 one-on-one successes, proving that this player is excellent whether it is transmission, creating chances or making personal breakthroughs. Despite injury distress last season, Jack Greeley played only 26 games in the Premier League, but he was still able to deliver six goals and 12 assists, and in the 12 games he missed, Villa lost half of them, which is enough to reflect the importance of this player to the team.
Without Jack Grelich, the ace player, Villa's attacking power is bound to be greatly reduced, and I believe they all know this, so they are very active in buying people in this transfer window. By that point, Villa had signed three attacking players, including Emiliano Buendia from Norwich, Leon Bailey from Bayer Leverkusen and danny ings from Southampton.
Buendía's acquisition was the first of the three transfers to take place, and I remember that not long after the Premier League transfer window opened, Villa announced that he would be taken under the umbrella for a record-breaking £38 million, and in the process won Arsenal, who were also interested in the player, showing the team's determination this season, but also reflecting that they seemed to have foreseen jack Grelish's departure this summer. Compared to the breakthrough Leon Pele and the goalscorer Danny Ins, it is believed that the reason why Villa signed Buendía is that he hopes to replace Jack Grillash in the attacking core of the team with this player.
Like Jack Grelich, Buendía is capable of positioning the front and left and right wings, and has the ability to break through and organize offensive and teleportation at the same time. He spent most of his time on the right wing in the Championship last season, scoring 15 goals and delivering 16 assists in 39 games, performing well, averaging 0.43 assists and 3.32 chances per 90 minutes, on par with Jack Grelish.
In terms of playing, although he appears on the right wing, he does not prefer the traditional winger type in the bottom line cross, but more often appears in the half space position to organize the attack, can break through on his own and can make key transmissions, or cooperate with teammates, or even shoot his own goals, and this diversity can often make it difficult for the opponent to defend. In addition, Buendia also played in the Premier League in the 2019-20 season and had a good performance, when he was still playing for Norwich, he scored 1 goal and 7 assists in 36 games, directly and indirectly involved in nearly a third of the team's goals. Although the team was eventually relegated, it is believed that the experience of premier league games will allow him to adapt to the intensity and rhythm of the premier league faster in the coming season.
With Manchester City implementing the transfer of Jack Grilish, it is believed that Villa will begin to enter the restructuring period, after all, after losing an ace player, the whole team needs time to adapt. Thankfully, Villa was quick to move, signing three attacking players before Jack Grelich's transfer, giving the team more time to adapt, train and develop a tacit understanding before the start of the season. How long it will take for these new players to fully integrate into the team is still unknown, but Xiaobian still expects this team to continue last season's performance and continue to surprise fans in the new season.