Unai Emery on the Aston Villa bench, July 2025 — now close to a deal that runs past 2029 | Photo: u/reepers_hellcat…

Alisson Becker in Liverpool kit in January 2026. Flamengo are reported to be interested | Photo: Timmy96 / Wikimedi…

Raphinha, whose second-half double settled it — pictured in Barcelona training gear during the club's 2023 pre-…

Unai Emery on the Aston Villa bench during a pre-season friendly at St Louis City in July 2025 | Photo: u/reepers_h…

Unai Emery on the Aston Villa bench during a pre-season friendly against St. Louis City in July 2025 | Photo: u/ree…

Zion Suzuki, pictured in Japan's goalkeeper kit in January 2024, before his August move to Aston Villa from Par…

Nicolas Jackson, pictured in Senegal colours at the 2026 World Cup in June; he now plays for Aston Villa | Photo: B…

Jamie Carragher, pictured at the Match Against Poverty in March 2014, retired from playing in 2013 and has worked a…

Nicolas Jackson, pictured in Senegal colours at the 2026 World Cup in June, before his summer move to Aston Villa |…

Unai Emery on the Aston Villa bench during the July 2025 friendly against St Louis City, the most recent free photo…

Emiliano Buendia celebrates a goal for Aston Villa, pictured in April 2026 | Photo: MintyGel / Wikimedia Commons /…

Villa Park, Aston Villa's home ground, photographed in April 2009 | Photo: Bill Boaden / Wikimedia Commons / C…

St James' Park, Newcastle, the venue for Saturday's meeting with Aston Villa (aerial photo from August 2023…

Villa Park's North Stand, pictured in 2009 before the current rebuild; the stand is now a shell and closed to s…

Unai Emery on the Aston Villa bench at a July 2025 friendly in St. Louis (archive photo) | Photo: u/reepers_hellcat…

Alejandro Garnacho, pictured during his Manchester United days before his moves to Chelsea and then Aston Villa | P…

Tammy Abraham, pictured earlier in his career before his move to Aston Villa. Photo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA) Ta…

Igor Jesus struck in the 88th minute to end Forest's 32-year wait at Villa Park | Photo: Wikimedia Commons / C…

John McGinn opened the scoring in Bruges, pictured in Aston Villa colours in July 2025 | Photo: u/reepers_hellcat /…

Ollie Watkins on England duty at the 2026 World Cup, two months before his £51m move from Aston Villa to Al-Hilal. Phot…