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There is no good relationship between Chelsea and Villa, Emery says

From The Punch · () English

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  • Aston Villa manager Unai Emery said repeated transfers with Chelsea reflect business dealings, not a close relationship.
  • Emiliano Martinez became the eighth player to move between the clubs in four years after Nicolas Jackson joined Villa from Chelsea.
  • Chelsea have paid Villa £163.5 million since 2022, with the total potentially rising if Alejandro Garnacho’s loan becomes permanent.

Unai Emery has dismissed the idea that Aston Villa and Chelsea enjoy a close relationship, despite eight player moves between the clubs over the past four years.

Emiliano Martinez completed his transfer from Villa to Chelsea on Sunday, only days after Nicolas Jackson moved in the opposite direction. The clubs have exchanged more players through permanent and loan deals than any other Premier League pair during that period.

Good relations? They want to kill us and we want to kill them!

— Unai EmeryThe Aston Villa manager rejected the idea that repeated transfers indicate a close relationship with Chelsea.

“Good relations?” Emery said. “They want to kill us and we want to kill them!” He added that Villa’s ability to sign players from Chelsea represented “a deal for money and a deal for players,” rather than evidence of friendship between the clubs.

It’s not a good relationship, it’s a deal for money and a deal for players.

— Unai EmeryEmery characterized the clubs’ transfer activity as commercial business.

The transfers began after Chelsea’s owners, BlueCo, took control of the club in 2022. Carney Chukwuemeka moved from Villa to Chelsea for £20 million that summer. Ian Maatsen later joined Villa for £37.5 million, while Omari Kellyman moved to Chelsea for £19 million. Axel Disasi joined Villa on loan for £5 million.

Four more deals took place this summer. Morgan Rogers moved to Chelsea for £117 million, Alejandro Garnacho joined Villa on loan with a conditional obligation to buy for about £43 million, Jackson transferred for £65 million, and Martinez followed him to Chelsea. Chelsea have paid Villa £163.5 million since 2022. Villa have spent £102.5 million on Chelsea players, a figure that could reach £150.5 million if Garnacho’s move becomes permanent.

I am happy for Emiliano Martinez and Morgan Rogers and I know I am not happy for Chelsea.

— Unai EmeryEmery discussed the competing interests created by the transfers.
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