Newcastle and Aston Villa: Ambitious Clubs Ready to Challenge for Champions League Spots

Newcastle and Aston Villa star in one of the best games of the first day of the Premier League (18:30 Spanish time). A duel that goes beyond this meeting and of the three points that are at stake because both clubs are demonstrating the potential and ambition necessary to get to the next level.

Although the Chelsea-Liverpool on Sunday is considered the best matchup of the opening weekend of the English championship, the truth is that the pupils of Eddie Howe y Unai Emery They will also attract a lot of attention because of what they achieved last season and because of the evolution that both squads have experienced in the transfer market. A disbursement very close to 200 million euros if we add what both have spent on transfers this summer.

For the owners they have, for the sports directors they have and for the level of their coaches and players, both Newcastle como Aston Villa They seem willing to be serious candidates in the coming seasons for the positions that give direct access to the Champions League. That’s why he surprised the step back he took Mateu Alemany reconsidering his departure from FC Barcelona when it was already announced. Something that surprised the entire football world, including Joan Laporta and Xavi Hernandez.

A summer of ambition

He Newcastle was the revelation of last season in the Premier league by move from avoiding relegation to fourth in the league. An achievement that nobody expected and that has served to accelerate the growth process of the club after the arrival of the Saudi money before the winter market of 2022. The signing of Sandro Tonalia key piece of Milan and an idol of the fans, for 64 million euros, has been the great addition to a team that will have to face the challenge of playing two very demanding games a week.

the duo Unai Emery-Monchi leads the Aston Villa project and the signings of Moussa Diaby, Pau Torres and Tielemans They serve to understand the ambition of a team that has in its showcases the most desired club trophy, the European Cup that it won in 1982

2023-08-12 10:31:58
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