Aston Villa Have Made A Move For This La Liga Full-Back: What Will He Bring To Villa Park? | OneFootball

In a recent report, Fichajes revealed that Aston Villa have made a move for Sevilla full-back Marcos Acuna this summer. It has been stated that the Villans have tabled a €15m bid to land the Argentine defender later this year.

Acuna has enjoyed a decent campaign at the Andalusian club as he has put in a series of impressive performances on the left side of their backline. The 32-year-old has scored one goal and picked up four assists in 26 appearances for Sevilla this season in multiple competitions.

The talented left-back has proven his worth on the left flank by averaging 1.6 tackles, 1.0 clearances and 1.1 key passes per 90 minutes in La Liga. He has even distributed the ball relatively well after completing 79.7% of his attempted passes in the Spanish first division (stats via whoscored).

Acuna’s current contract at Sevilla will run out at the end of next season. Therefore, the Villans could land him on a cut-price deal this summer.

GETAFE, SPAIN – MARCH 30: Marcos Acuna of Sevilla FC in action during the LaLiga EA Sports match between Getafe CF and Sevilla FC at Coliseum Alfonso Perez on March 30, 2024 in Getafe, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

What Will Acuna Bring To Aston Villa?

Acuna is a tough-tackling defender who doesn’t mind putting his foot through the ball when the opposition are on the offensive. He has got the vision to engineer a few promising chances for his teammates in the final third and is a decent crosser of the ball.

The Argentine talent mainly functions as a left-back but can also fill in as a left-sided wide player if asked to do so by his manager. He has got a wealth of experience at the highest level and could help the Villans do well in the UEFA Champions League next season.

We can expect Acuna to enhance the quality of Aston Villa boss Unai Emery’s match-day squad. He is good enough to offer some healthy competition for Lucas Digne at Villa Park in the coming years.

Acuna would bring more energy and dynamism to Emery’s defence and help the West Midlands club challenge across all fronts in the short term. Thus, Emery would be wise to get a deal done for the Argentine left-back when the transfer window commences later this year. However, there are some concerns over whether Acuna can make a smooth transition to life in England.