Emery outlined his desire to have “two players in every position” but admitted more sales are not out of the question.

Unai Emery spoke to BBC Match of the Day after Aston Villa's defeat against Brentford: "We reacted well to going behind, we created chances but didn't score. There are some things tactically we need to improve. In the first half and second half we had chances to score. We had corners and we had a lot of crosses.

Aston Villa are reportedly in 'pole position' to land a Chelsea forward who looks almost certain to move this summer, with the role of Unai Emery pivotal in the move.