Get to know all the latest developments and highlights from the world of football surrounding Emiliano Buendia transfer from to Aston Villa for a record club fee
Aston Villa recently confirmed the signing of Emiliano Buendia from Norwich City for a club record signing free of £38million as they beat Arsenal in the process.
Those who are not aware, Buendia was the Canaries’ player of the season as they won the Sky Bet Championship title and sealed an immediate return to the Premier League.
After he scored 15 goals and registered 16 assists against his name in the recently concluded EFL Championship.
Emiliano Buendia Transfer: Why Did Aston Villa Make Him Their Club Record Signing
When Norwich City was relegated after the 2019-20 season, majority of their marquee players saw their way out. Yet Villa were successful in holding onto the Argentinian International, Buendia.
His ability to find and exploit pockets of space made him a real creative nuisance for opposition defenders.
In addition, Buendia created 55 shooting opportunities in open play in 2019-20, a figure that only Kevin De Bruyne, Jack Grealish and Sadio Mane could better.
Emiliano Buendia Championship Promotion With Norwich City in The 2020-21 Season
It would have been easy to write Buendia’s Premier League season off as a fluke. There must have been those expecting him to endure a disappointing 2020-21 back in the Championship, perhaps a consequence of not getting a move away.
In the Premier League he averaged just 1.46 shots per game, but he has more than doubled that frequency to three every 90 minutes in the Championship.
Which is likely a consequence of the fact he has spent more time in the central areas of the pitch.
Eventually Buendia’s goal haul shot up from one to 15 and his xG of 11.8 shows that. While he may have been lucky on occasions, he would still have expected to reach double figures.
Emiliano Buenda Transfer To Aston Villa
Buendia has signed a five-year deal after agreeing personal terms and undergoing a medical from South America.
Having said that, Norwich have made a bumper profit on the Argentina playmaker. Who was signed from Spanish club Getafe for around €1.8m in 2018.