Aston Villa enters the endgame of their nerve -racking offer to return to the Champions League next season.
With two games to go, Villa is a level at points with the fifth placed Chelsea who won seven of their last eight Premier League matches, at the right time with matches against the teams in the 16th and 17th place – that is Tottenham and Manchester United, who still sounds strange.
And whatever happens, will have a huge influence on the coming summer, with villa and manager Unai Emery desperate to settle as a Champions League club that can compete for the best players on the transfer market.
We have asked your questions about all things Villa and you responded in your dated. They vary from the future of Ollie Watkins to the best Wonderkids in the club, from why PSR is still so tight to what Francesco Calvo should first do if he was appointed president of football activities.
Thank you for the flood of questions that came in – our Villa expert Tom Collomosse has answered them over the past days and this is what you need to know:
Do you believe that Ollie Watkins will still be in Villa next season? – drones
On balance, yes, because I think the market makes him a difficult player to sell. The obsession with youth and resale value is growing every year, and Watkins will be 30 this year, so everyone who has signed him will not make him a profit.
But also, Watkins is home -made, rarely occurs injuries and is a proven goal scorer in the Premier League. Villa did not let a player leave cheaply.
Watkins was disappointed that Villa never accepted Arsenal's offer last January and was unhappy when he was omitted from the side.
Never never say with this villa regime: they are instinctive deal-makers instead of methodical planners and can turn direction into a heartbeat.
What are the opportunities that Marcus Rashford registers on a permanent deal? – Jacob Kingsnorth
I think the best chance that Rashford will return to Villa would be a different loan agreement, with a considerable loan costs that are paid in advance. When Villa de Champions League reaches again, so much better.
Rashford earns around £ 325,000 a week at Old Trafford, much more than Villa's top earners, who are close to the £ 200,000, so it would be difficult to have the figures work on a permanent deal. United wants Rashford from the Loonbill and Villa can play on that despair by waiting for their time until late in the window.
Rashford's preference is to move to Barcelona – but they are hardly flooded with money and have people like Lamine Yamal and Raphinha who block the path of the Englishman for minutes.
With all sales and champions League money, how are we still so tight on PSR? – Reiss Keating
It is fairly simple, Villa has a high won account, but does not generate the type of income needed to cover it for PSR purposes.
The Champions League money will help, but only to a certain extent. Monchi said last year that Villa should not be afraid of selling players and this remains their best source of income.
The other problem is that PSR works on a rolling three -year cycle, which means that the £ 100 million villa that was received in 2021 in 2021 will no longer be taken into account in the following series of calculations.
If Villa can sneak into the Champions League again this season this season, this would solve many problems.
Who do you think probably will probably be sold if Villa has to meet PSR? – James_villa_jam
I refer you to my Watkins answer to say that it is very difficult with Monchi who is in charge to predict what happens next.
But if a big player will leave before 30 June (the closing date for this year's PSR calculations), my GOK EMI Martinez or Youri Tielemans would be. These are the best earners of Villa and both would generate huge profit – Tielemans, who is interested in the Saudi Pro League, was signed with a free transfer.
Martinez was bought from Arsenal for about £ 16 million in 2020, but now has a very low 'book' value, which means that he could be a very valuable possession for PSR purposes, especially in view of his status as one of the world's best goalkeepers.
Who is the most likely member of villas under the age of 18 to reach the top? – Harry
Villa has recently done a brilliant academic recruitment and huge credit goes to Mark Harrison, who recruited former Chief Executive Christian Are of West in 2019 to lead the Villa Youth System.
The player who seems to create the most excitement is Cole Brannigan, a 17-year-old attacking midfielder who was a star of Villa's triumphant Fa Youth Cup campaign. If he does not go on loan next season, it may be a good sign, because this means that Emery will assess him. He can go through the United States on Villa's pre-season and if he is progressing at this pace, we could see him in a few matchday squadrons next period.
If Francesco Calvo Chris Heck has to replace as president of football activities, what will be his first job? – Ian SCRIVENS
The replacement of Heck must find a way to resolve the stadium puzzle. Villa wants to bring the capacity from Villa Park to around 50,000 and improve the area to ensure that more income is generated on both match days and non-match days.
However, they need the local authorities to sign on a plan to revise the Witton train station, which many supporters use before and after competitions.
The good news is that the mayor of West Midlands Richard Parker is committed to redevelopment. But until all relevant parties draw on the dotted line, the project cannot continue.
Which, if present, from our led players you hope to see in Claret next season? – Caoimhin O Suilleabhain
With the level that Villa has reached under Unai Emery, it is difficult to see a way to the first team for one of the players currently on loan.
Enzo Barrechea did well in Valencia, but in the PSR world it would be no surprise if the midfielder were sold to stimulate the bottom line.
Do you think Villa goes back for Joao Felix in the next transfer window? – Dreamofdreams
Emery admires Joao Felix as much as Marco Asensio, but this would certainly be an unwise deal.
They tried the Portuguese playmaker at least twice before and he was never very enthusiastic about the move. In the second half of this season he had little influence on the loan at AC Milan and you have to wonder if Felix will ever fulfill the enormous potential that he has shown as a teenager.
I have always been a big fan, but it has been a long time ago that we saw the best of him.
How do we assess whether we should sign young talent such as Kosta Nedeljkovic and Andres Garcia? Is it based on position or potential? – EB10
This is really interesting and speaks wider to Villa's recruitment strategy.
Under earlier sports director Johan Lange, data was central to the process. Under Monchi it is about deals. Monchi has excellent contacts among clubs and agents and will often be tipped over top young talent prior to the competition.
Then it is about whether the deal works: can the player become a first team for Villa? If not, can Emery improve him sufficiently to have Villa sell him with a profit along the line? You can see this happening this summer with Nedeljkovic, after his Leen Spell at RB Leipzig.
What is the matter with Sverre Nypan – does the deal still have to continue and how many do Rosenborg demand?
NYPAN is considered one of the best prospects from the Alternal countries and when he moves, Rosenborg will expect to earn up to £ 20 million.
The 18-year-old is also highly regarded by Arsenal, but Villa believes that they would offer him a faster route to the first team than the Gunners.
Although Emery has values ​​experience, he will trust young players if they are good enough – just look at Morgan Rogers.
Although the deal is not complete, villa are hopeful that they can get it over the line once the season has ended.