Unai Emery says there are no “good relations” between Aston Villa and Chelsea, even as the two clubs completed an eighth transfer between them in four years, after Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez joined Chelsea from Villa on Sunday.

The two clubs have completed eight permanent or loan deals since 2022, more than any other pair in the Premier League.

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has said his overhauled squad have to hit the ground running and that the intensity of the Premier League won't wait for them to settle.

Aston Villa have sold a clutch of key players this summer, but Unai Emery is the master of the rebuild so don't write them off after the opening-weekend thrashing by Brighton

Chelsea have kicked their 2026-27 EPL campaign off with two wins in two games. Conversely, Emery's Villa lost 4-0 to Brighton & Hove Albion in their league opener and will be hoping for a positive result in their upcoming clash against Arsenal (Monday, August 31).

Unai Emery insists Aston Villa and Chelsea remain enemies despite a summer of transfers including Morgan Rogers, Emiliano Martinez, Nicolas Jackson, and Alejandro Garnacho.

The skeleton of the North Stand at Villa Park was an apt background to Unai Emery's grand rebuilding project at Aston Villa.

Unai Emery has said that Brian Madjo was one of Aston Villa's shining lights after they were eclipsed by Paris Saint-Germain in the Super Cup final.

Jack Grealish has been told he does not fit Unai Emery's tactical setup at Aston Villa, opening the door for a potential transfer to Everton.

When Unai Emery talks to the media at Aston Villa’s Bodymoor Heath training ground, it offers an insight into his idiosyncrasies. Emery, the person, is reluctant to be seen, so there’s a tendency for every public-facing action to be football-centric.

Aston Villa did not trouble David Raya in the Arsenal goal as they suffered back-to-back Premier League defeats, but Unai Emery is upbeat.