The Euros are really hotting up, but as ever, bubbling away under the surface there is a new Premier League season in the horizon, and one club that could have a very interesting campaign coming up is Aston Villa.
Indeed, the Midlands club have already broken their transfer record this summer, and if reports are to be believed, the spending may not stop there.
Of course, one huge story this summer may be the future of Jack Grealish, amid reports a number of top clubs have an eye on him, so Dean Smith’s side may have a slightly different look this season.
With that in mind, we’ve had a go at predicting the Villans’ starting XI for their opening weekend clash with Watford.
We think that there may be a couple of new faces in this XI.
The backline is about what you’d expect it to be, Emi Martinez starts in goal, while Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings and Matt Targett make up the back four.
John McGinn and Douglas Luiz play in the heart of midfield, but in the attacking spots there are two fresh faces.
Emi Buendia starts on the right after his arrival from Norwich, while Emile Smith Rowe plays in the number 10 position amid reports Villa have already bid for the Arsenal youngster.
On the left, Jack Grealish starts, and that’s not to say that he won’t be on the move this summer, but with Grealish being such hot property, we’d be surprised if any deal for him was sorted before the opening day in mid-August.
Up top, we have the familiar face of Ollie Watkins getting the nod for this one.
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