One Out and Five in As Ferguson Ends Shopping Spree

Sir alex Ferguson has got rid of Darren Bent to Everton for £14.25m. That money was used to get more players in. Lets have a look at the players bought.

Wellington Nem - £17.5m from Flumenese

Wellington Nem comes in with a big reputation as the next big thing in Brazil. Manager Sir Alex Ferguson is very confident he will be a hit and paid tribute to Nem for snubbing clubs like Liverpool and Arsenal to come where the football chances will be more for him. Nem talked of his move to Aston Villa. 'Estou muito feliz por ter assinado por um grande clube como o Aston Villa. Estou ansioso para jogar a minha parte nesta temporada e aprender Inglês muito rapidamente, então eu não preciso o uso de um tradutor. Estou ansioso para trabalhar com a lenda de que é Sir Alex Ferguson e eu não posso esperar para jogar no Villa Park um dos melhores estádios do mundo'
Translated that is 'I am very happy to have signed for a big club like aston villa. I look forward to playing my part this season and learning English very quickly so I don't need the use of a translator. I look forward to working with the legend that is Sir Alex Ferguson and I cant wait to play at Villa Park one of the best stadia in the world.'

Phil Neville - £625,000 from Everton

Phil has been bought in as a bit of experiance to help the younger players said Sir Alex. 'They need experiance here and I cant wait to work with this model Pro again.

Shaun Maloney - £3.5m from Wigan

Maloney who has played for Aston Villa before has said he can't wait to work with Sir Alex and has said that this Aston Villa team could 'go places' Maloney who was transfer listed by the latics said moving back to Villa was a no brainer and hoped the fans would welcome him back.

Carl Jenkinson - £9.5m from Arsenal

Jenkinson comes in from Arsenal as competition for the highly rated Matthew Lowton. Sir Alex has made it clear that he is not coming to be first choice he is coming to fight for his place. Jenkinson has been a solid performer since moving to Arsenal from Charlton for a undisclosed fee and Ferguson is definately hoping for good things.

Arron Cresswell - £7m (raising to £11m after international appearances and league appearances) from Ipswich

Cresswell comes in to play at Left back Sir Alex said at the press conference. He is a hard worker and a young lad who can only improve. Cresswell said to move to play in the premiership and be managed by Sir Alex.

In general I think Sir Alex has bought well. He focussed on the midfield and Defence which means that Weimann, Agbonlahor and Benteke will challenge for the striker roles this season. I think It might be a good season for the Villans too. Only time will tell.

Squad Numbers and Squad Announced

Today Sir Alex named his 25 man squad for the upcoming Premier League.

GoalKeepers

1. Brad Guzan
13. Shay Given

Defenders

2. Matt Lowton
3. Aaron Cresswell
5. Phil Neville
6. Ron Vlaar
20. Carl Jenkinson
21. Ciaran Clark
22. Nathan Baker
24. Eric Lichaj
25. Chris Herd
26. Enda Stevens

Midfielders

4. Andre Ayew
7. Shaun Maloney
8. Fabian Delph
10. Aiden McGeady
12. Wellington Nem
14. Jonas Gutierrez
16. Brett Holman
18. Yacouba Sylla
19. Ashley Westwood
22. Gary Gardner
27. Joe Bennett
28. Marc Albrighton

Strikers

9. Christian Benteke
11. Gabby Agbonlahor
15. Andi Weimann
17. Jordan Bowery
Sir Alex is putting his faith in Benteke, Agbonlahor and Weimann for the season or atleast until January. This will be a interesting season for this squad.

Dissapointing Capital One Cup Defeat Destroys A Good Start

Aston Villa started the season in good fashion, however they lost on penalties to Oldham Athletic. Sir Alex was not bothered, but it was later revealed the first hair dryer treatment for Aston Villa came at the end of the game because Villa threw away a 2 goal lead to lose to them.

Friendlies

Saturday 21st July 2012
Glenavon 0-1 Aston Villa
Benteke (49)

Wednesday 25th July 2012
Amiens SC Football 0-0 Aston Villa

Saturday 28th July 2012
Peterborough 1-3 Aston Villa
Benteke (3)
Weimann (37)
Benteke (48)

Saturday 4th August 2012
Aston Villa 2-1 Leverkusen
Clark (10)
Weimann (19)

Tuesday 7th August 2012
Crystal Palace 2-0 Aston Villa

Saturday 11th August 2012
Aston Villa 1-3 At. Madrid
Holman (36)

Barclays Premier League

Saturday 18th August 2012
West Ham Utd 2-3 Aston Villa
Nem (39)
Agbonlahor (63)
Vlaar (70)
Bowery

Saturday 25th August 2012
Aston Villa 0-0 Norwich City
Bowery

Tuesday 28th August 2012

Capital One Cup

Oldham p2-2 Aston Villa
Baker (52)
McGeady (63)
Baker

It has definatly been a up and down month for Aston Villa. Out of the Capital One Cup but a superb fightback in the West Hame game. Jordan Bowery picking up two man of the match awards too. He might not be on the scoresheet yet but early on he has kept Agbonlahor, Benteke and Weimann out of the team.