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Usually, winning the Europa League and qualifying for the Champions League would leave a club in a position of strength.<\/p>\n
However, Villa have been picked apart this summer to become a victim of the system they have been vocal against.<\/p>\n
Ensuring they comply with Uefa and the Premier League’s financial rules led them to sell Morgan Rogers to Chelsea<\/a> for a record \u00a3117m.<\/p>\n Even then, Youri Tielemans – who like Rogers scored in May’s Europa League win over Freiburg – was also sold to Manchester United<\/a>.<\/p>\n Villa wanted to alter their left-back profile so Lucas Digne was allowed to join Paris St-Germain, with Atletico Madrid’s Matteo Ruggeri replacing him.<\/p>\n Now, though, there is still huge uncertainty over Villa’s squad just four days before they start the season at Brighton<\/a>.<\/p>\n Villa face the prospect of losing the core of their squad by the end of the month with goalkeeper Martinez also set to leave.<\/p>\n Changes were expected, with an anticipation the squad would start to break up this summer – but Villa could undergo a transformation which would normally happen over two or three windows.<\/p>\n Skipper John McGinn was defiant last week when asked about changes, saying they still have the same structures and values which made them a success, and Villa still played well despite losing to PSG in the Super Cup.<\/p>\n But doubts over the squad remain.<\/p>\n Boss Emery squeezed everything he could out of them over the past two years and now Villa face a crucial two weeks before the end of the transfer window.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n