{"id":45919,"date":"2026-04-16T09:19:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/aston-villa-considering-signing-former-real-madrid-player-who-is-open-to-a-move-to-the-premier-league\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:19:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:19:14","slug":"aston-villa-considering-signing-former-real-madrid-player-who-is-open-to-a-move-to-the-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/aston-villa-considering-signing-former-real-madrid-player-who-is-open-to-a-move-to-the-premier-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Villa considering signing former Real Madrid player who is open to a move to the Premier League"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/aston-villa-considering-signing-former-real-madrid-player-who-is-open-to-a-move-to-the-premier-league\/#Unai_Emery_excited_ahead_of_match_against_Bologna\" >Unai Emery excited ahead of match against Bologna<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/aston-villa-considering-signing-former-real-madrid-player-who-is-open-to-a-move-to-the-premier-league\/#Emery_has_to_offload_Aston_Villa_star_who_was_just_as_bad_as_Rodgers_vs_Forest\" >Emery has to offload Aston Villa star who was just as bad as Rodgers vs Forest<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Aston Villa have joined the transfer race for Como star Jacobo Ramon, with the defender available for a move to the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Villa are interested in signing a new centre-back amid manager Stan Collymore&#8217;s criticism of Ezri Konsa, with the former forward saying: <em>&#8220;There was talk of Ezri Konsa joining from Aston Villa, but he had had a bad few months to the point that he was left out of the squad for the game against Nottingham Forest.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Unai Emery&#8217;s side have been away from Chelsea in the race for the top five so far and a 1-1 draw with Forest at The City Ground was not the worst result in the world, but the manager could call up Konsa for tonight&#8217;s game against Bologna and the centre-back&#8217;s goal in the 3-1 first leg win could prompt him to call up Konsa.<\/p>\n<p>The Villains are in a good position to advance to the semi-finals and will face the winner of the tie between Nottingham Forest and FC Porto after the first leg.<\/p>\n<p>While Emery is focused on winning his first major trophy at Villa Park, work is progressing behind the scenes ahead of the summer transfer window, with Aston Villa joining the race to sign former Real Madrid and Como star Ramon.<\/p>\n<p>This comes as reported by TEAMtalk, which reveals that Madrid are keen to bring the defender back to the Bernab\u00e9u, but face competition from a number of teams in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, the centre-back, who is rated as &#8216;strong&#8217; by scout Ben Mattinson, is open to a move to England after impressing in Serie A this season and making the second-highest number of defensive contributions (7.5) in Como&#8217;s squad.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"unai-emery-excited-ahead-of-bologna-clash\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unai_Emery_excited_ahead_of_match_against_Bologna\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Unai Emery excited ahead of match against Bologna<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Emery spoke ahead of Thursday night&#8217;s game against Bologna, expressing his excitement for the business end of the season.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\" id=\"custom_block_11\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a privilege to play in Europe and reach the quarter-finals. I&#8217;m enjoying it and sharing it with the players, club and supporters.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>\u201cI really like playing in Europe and I\u2019m really looking forward to seeing how the last game in the Premier League goes and how we do in the Europa League and I\u2019m really enjoying it.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;We know tomorrow is a challenge, but it&#8217;s a game that we have to really focus on and respect. We enjoyed it today, we&#8217;ll enjoy it this afternoon, we&#8217;ll enjoy it tonight, we&#8217;ll enjoy it tomorrow morning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The Spaniard has a record of winning the Europa League four times and reaching the final five times, so there is good reason to be optimistic.<\/p>\n<p>Unai Emery&#8217;s all-time record in the Europa League<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>                                        105 matches were played\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>                                        69 wins\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>                                        22 draw\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>                                        14 losses\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>                                        2.18 points per game\n                        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"emery-must-drop-aston-villa-star-watkins-as-bad-as-rogers-vs-forest\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morgan-rogers-for-aston-villa.jpeg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/morgan-rogers-for-aston-villa.jpeg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Emery_has_to_offload_Aston_Villa_star_who_was_just_as_bad_as_Rodgers_vs_Forest\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tEmery has to offload Aston Villa star who was just as bad as Rodgers vs Forest<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Aston Villa drew with Nottingham Forest in the Premier League. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aston Villa have joined the transfer race for Como star Jacobo Ramon, with the defender available for a move to the Premier League. 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