da pinnacle： Aston Villa’s summer spending spree has, so far, paid off with the majority of Dean Smith’s additions making a significant contribution to the Premier League.
da roleta： Their club-record signing Wesley has notched four goals in his last seven games as he slowly adapts to life in England while a couple of their defence have been performing at an elite level.
Tyrone Mings is second in the top-flight for clearances per game (7.2) while Frederic Guilbert ranks third for interceptions per game (2.9), via WhoScored.
Any criticisms of Villa’s reported £144.5m spending and subsequent comparisons to Fulham have surely been put to bed after the start they’ve had to the season as they currently sit 12th in the league on the back of successive league victories for the first time this campaign.
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Although, it could have been a very different story had they signed Pione Sisto, who appears to be struggling in La Liga since rejecting a move to the west Midlands.
According to recent reports, Villa’s former summer transfer target will be made available in January, according to TODOFICHAJES, who claim Celta Vigo want to offload the winger.
Sisto has appeared sporadically for Fran Escriba’s side this season, starting zero matches with him coming off the bench on five occasions. Now seems like a good time to assess the mistake Villa would have made if everything had gone to plan.
In just 46 minutes of action, the 24-year-old has failed to record a single key pass, has recorded only 0.4 shots per game, and has lost his side possession 2.8 times per match.
On top of that, he has only managed to get 17% of his crosses to a teammate, proving highly wasteful.
These are quite damning figures, and although there’s nothing to suggest that this level of poor performance would have translated onto the pitch for Villa, it still highlights why it may have been a blessing in disguise as Sisto clearly has a negative aspect to his game.
Aston Villa’s summer signings’ performances so far this season are rated in the video below…
Marca reported that the west Midlanders had a bid of €10m (£8.6m) accepted by Celta Vigo, with the club offering the Denmark international a contract of approximately €1m-per year (£863k) – something he rejected.
Had he joined in the summer and produced the level of output as mentioned above in the claret and blue shirt, there’s no doubt Smith would have been left asking himself why he brought him to the Premier League.
The 48-year-old can be glad that the rest of his squad have lived up to their price tags so far.