Unai Emery has masterminded another incredible season as Aston Villa manager this season with the potential of Champions League football a real possibility. He will need additions this summer.
After getting European football for Villa last season in the form of the Conference League, this season Villa have gone from strength to strength. They are in the quarter-finals of the Conference League.
They also sit in fourth, with Champions League football a real possibility. So, come the summer, Villa will need to bring in top-quality reinforcements and Bologna captain Lewis Ferguson is now being linked.
The Scotland star is on fire in Italy, after moving there in the summer of 2022. Bologna, like Villa, are in the top four and Ferguson has played a crucial part, having a hand in 11 goals in 30 games from midfield.
Give Me Sport claim that Villa want to sign Ferguson at the end of the season. Little surprise, given how well he is playing in Italy. The Midlands side do have options in attacking midfield under gaffer Emery.
What was said about Lewis Ferguson’s likeness to John McGinn
The likes of Morgan Rogers, Youri Tielemans, Jacob Ramsey and more can all play in the role but Villa do lack a proper no.10 that can arrive late in the box and score. Scotland talent Ferguson is exactly that.
He was linked with a move to West Ham in January for a £21.5m fee. Celtic and Rangers have been told they made a mistake in not signing Ferguson. Now, he could end up at Villa in the Champions League.
A player that is the nephew of Rangers legend Barry Ferguson, who told Go Radio in 2023 that Ferguson plays a lot like Villa skipper John McGinn. He also says he wishes Rangers made a move for Ferguson.
“I like him further forward. Let him off the leash. Bit like John McGinn. Get in people’s faces, getting into the box. He is a real threat. It frustrates me when a former club (Rangers) doesn’t look at guys like him.”