Aston Villa Daily Digest: Emiliano Martínez latest and awards for Morgan Rogers and Jacob Ramsey
Oh, and a big ol' bull in claret and blue and white pyjamas
There’s lots of football to take in over the next couple of nights.
Aston Villa would benefit enormously from an AFC Bournemouth win over Manchester City in the Premier League, and while I’m no psychologist, I suspect Manchester United losing the Europa League final tomorrow would probably be for the best.
Anyway, here’s what’s going on closer to home.
Your Aston Villa Daily Digest for 20th May 2025:
Things to know
🧤 Manchester United, Chelsea, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona want Emiliano Martínez apparently (SPORTbible)
↔️ Unai Emery ‘likes’ Álex Remiro, Real Sociedad’s goalkeeper (Villa Report)
↔️ Joan García’s Espanyol release clause will be affected if they get relegated (Sport)
🏆 The Athletic has named Morgan Rogers as its Premier League Young Player of the Season (The Athletic, obviously)
🏆 Jacob Ramsey is the PFA’s Community Champion for 2024/25 (Aston Villa Foundation)
🐂 Villa and adidas dressed the Bull Ring bull in claret and blue to mark the opening of the new club store and it probably doesn’t look as good as they expected it to (Aston Villa)
⚫ Villa and the Three Stripes are teasing something noticeably monochromatic for ‘Thursday’ (Aston Villa)
Things to read
🧤 Emiliano Martinez: Is his Aston Villa career coming to an emotional end? (The Athletic)
Things to watch
🎥 18 Unbeaten Home Premier League Games in a ROW! | PITCHSIDE (Aston Villa)
Beyond B6
🤝 Football is community: the St Mirren supporters paying it forward in Paisley (High Protein Beef Paste)
🍝 Meatball! (Misery Hunters)
😡 Messi’s ire is free publicity for MLS. So why is the league editing it out? (The Guardian)