Villa lose another key player

[Getty Images] Ezri Konsa's departure to Arsenal is the latest high-profile exit at Villa Park this summer as Unai Emery's squad undergoes drastic change. Like many, Villa are a selling club, mainly due to necessity, and have been for a number of years. They must comply with Uefa's squad cost ratio (SCR) which restricts them to spending 70% of their football-related revenue on player and staff wages, transfer fees and agent fees. They have already been fined twice by Uefa for breaches, being hit with a £9.5m sanction last year and a £19.4m fine in June , although £12.9m was suspended after Villa came to a settlement agreement with European football's governing body. But it has meant the club's hands are tied in the transfer window. The Premier League's Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) also limit financial losses to a maximum of £105m over a rolling three-year period. In their latest accounts, ending 30 June 2025, Villa had a post-tax profit of £17m, but their two previous years showed losses of £119.6m (2023) and £85.4m (2024). The regulations have now been replaced by SCR, which has put the Premier League in line with Uefa's model. Youri Tielemans and Morgan Rogers - goalscorers in the club's Europa League triumph in Istanbul - left last month, with Rogers' £117m move to Chelsea a record fee for an English player. Left-back Lucas Digne was also sold to Paris St-Germain and Villa must also find a solution for goalkeeper Emi Martinez after his failed move to Juventus and the signing of his replacement - Japan's Zion Suzuki. Al-Hilal may also test Villa's resolve again before the 1 September transfer deadline for Ollie Watkins, with the Premier League club reportedly tabling a new contract to try to keep the striker. That would leave Matty Cash, Pau Torres, Victor Lindelof, John McGinn and Emi Buendia as those who remain from the 11 that started in their Istanbul triumph.