Consa: I ve experienced the toughest moments in Villa, and now we re not that far

September 5 According to the Guardian, Aston Villa defender Consa, who is competing in the World Cup with England, was interviewed and talked about the current situation of Aston Villa.

Since the start of this season, Aston Villa has performed poorly, with only one point in the first three rounds of the Premier League and not a single goal, ranking second from the bottom in the standings. Villa is deeply dragged down by the high salary revenue ratio. According to Deloitte data, the club's salary revenue ratio in the 2023-24 season is as high as 96%. On July 4, UEFA fined Villa for violating the team's salary ratio rules and warned that if the club fails to achieve positive net transfer income at the end of the transfer window, it may face competition-level restrictions, which greatly limits Villa's transfer operation this summer window.

Consa said: "From the perspective of the bystander, Villa's situation is really not very good. I know that this is true and I know that this transfer window's financial rules have indeed 'burned' us. Now we can only accept the existing lineup and do our best."

Consa has played for Villa since 2019 and has experienced the team's real difficult period— Especially in his first season after joining, Villa barely relegated in the last round. He is full of confidence in Villa coach Emery. Since taking over the team in October 2022, Emery has led Villa to achieve seventh, fourth and sixth results in the Premier League in three seasons. Consa said: "Our goal this season is the top six in the Premier League, and we hope to qualify for the Champions League next season. I have experienced Villa's most difficult moments, so I know how bad the situation can be, but now we are not at that point. After all, the season has just begun three rounds."

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