Aston Villa’s Free 31-Year-Old Midfielder Nears Debut: Can He Solve Emery’s Midfield Crisis?
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29-second readAston Villa will have to wait a little longer for Leon Goretzka’s first appearance after Unai Emery ruled him out of Saturday’s Premier League meeting with Brentford .
However, the German midfielder could make his debut next week if he continues progressing in training. Aston Villa receive positive Leon Goretzka injury update Villa signed the 31-year-old on a free transfer at the end of August after his departure from Bayern Munich.
Yet, missing pre-season left him short of match fitness, and a subsequent knee injury delayed his introduction to Emery’s squad. Goretzka suffered the problem before Villa’s Champions League trip to Club Brugge last month.
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- Aston Villa, Brentford, Leon
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Aston Villa will have to wait a little longer for Leon Goretzka’s first appearance after Unai Emery ruled him out of Saturday’s Premier League meeting with Brentford.
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