Football Transfer News : Aston Villa signs Emi Buendia replacement from Galatasaray on loan

In Football Transfer News we have Aston Villa, who have signed Italian midfielder, Nicolo Zaniolo from Galatasaray on loan. He's said to be a cover or a replacement from Emi Buendia, who suffered a serious knee injury in training last week and is expected to be absent for much of the season.

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Zaniolo To Aston Villa

Zaniolo becomes the fourth first time signing of the summer for Aston Villa under Unai Emery, who have achieved incredible heights with the club since taking over as manager, last season.

For the first time in many years, Aston Villa will be playing in Europe so it is necessary for them to make marquee signings.

With Emi Buendia suffering a serious knee injury in training last week, Unai Emery was keen to get a replacement for him as he's set to miss a large part of the season.

Zaniolo was identified quickly as a target with him being linked to Aston Villa's transfer chief Monchi as per multiple reports in football transfer news, who knew him well after signing him from Roma in 2018.

Zaniolo made his debut in the 2018/19 season for the Serie A team, As Roma and was also named Serie A Young Player of the year in that particular season only.

He also won the UEFA Europa Conference League in 2022 with Roma before agreeing to a move to Galatasaray, where he won the league last season.

Zaniolo's stats

Career stats

• Zaniolo started his carer at Fiorentina's youth team.
• He played 22 matches for Fiorentina's Under-17 team and scored seven goals.
• He then moved to Serbie B outfit Virtus Entella in 2016 and featured in seven matches.
• He moved to Roma in 2018 and played 128 matches while netting 24 goals.
• Zaniolo has made 12 appearances for Galatasaray and managed five goals.

AS Roma stats

• Zaniolo joined Roma in 2018 and was an instant hit with six goals in 36 appearances across different competitions.
• Against Porto in the Champions League, he became the youngest Italian to score twice in a single match in the competition.
• Zaniolo won the Serie A Young Player of the Year award in 2018-19.
• He scored 13 Serie A goals in 94 matches.

Last season stats

• Zaniolo featured in 10 Super Lig matches for Galatasaray last season as he scored five goals while three chances.
• As per Opta, the youngster completed 73 passes out of 99 attempted as he clocked 73.74% passing accuracy.
• He registered 14 shots (excluding blocks), while 10 were on target.
• Zaniolo completed nine take-ons and won 26 ground duels. He won a solitary aerial duel.

Zaniolo's individual achievements

• Zaniolo was outstanding for Roma in the inaugural 2020-21 UEFA Europa Conference League.
• He scored a hat-trick against Bodo/Glimt in the quarter-finals before scoring the decisive goal in the final against Feyenoord in their 1-0 win to win the title.
• Zaniolo also won the 2022-23 Super Lig with Galatasaray.
• He has finished third with Italy in the 2022-23 UEFA Nations League.