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title: "Aston Villa: Arnaut Danjuma ‘top choice’ for Unai Emery"
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author: "Henry Jackson"
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published: "2023-01-09T12:10:56Z"
modified: "2023-01-09T12:10:59Z"
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# Aston Villa: Arnaut Danjuma ‘top choice’ for Unai Emery

**Villarreal winger Arnaut Danjuma is Unai Emery’s ‘top choice’ to bring to [Aston Villa](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-news/) in the January transfer window, according to transfer insider Dean Jones.**

### The Lowdown: Villa keen on Danjuma

Villa have been linked with [numerous](https://www.footballinsider247.com/aston-villa-told-to-u-turn-on-nicolas-jackson-deal-after-sources-update/) signings from Emery’s old club since he replaced Steven Gerrard late last year, as the Spaniard looks to get his own players in and mount a charge in the second half of the season.

Danjuma is one name who has featured [prominently](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-news/aston-villa-arnaut-danjuma-villarreal-latest-transfer-news-rumours-updates-2/) among the list of potential targets, with the wide man working under Emery at the Estadio de la Cerámica before the latter’s departure.

The Dutchman has scored [six times in 17 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/arnaut-danjuma/leistungsdaten/spieler/355861) in all competitions this term.

### The Latest: Emery’s ‘top choice’

Speaking to [*Give Me Sport*](https://www.givemesport.com/88100752-aston-villa-20m-star-now-emerys-top-choice-target-at-villa-park), Jones claimed that Emery now sees Danjuma as his number one option to bring in this month:

> “We know that Emery wants his own wide signing to come in, and the top-choice is Danjuma, but it would make sense that they’re looking at other options too.
>
> “Deulofeu’s always had the natural ability to play at a very good level in the Premier League, so it would be interesting if they do turn to him.”

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### The Verdict: Match made in heaven?

Danjuma may not necessarily be the elite, world-renowned player that some Villa fans want, but as Philippe Coutinho has shown, those types of transfers can backfire, with the Brazilian [failing](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/80767/Show/Philippe-Coutinho) to register a single goal involvement this season.

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Instead, the Villarreal man could be an inspired signing, with Emery’s knowledge of him as a player an immediate bonus – Danjuma himself called the Villa boss a [‘tactical mastermind’](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKPmmwG5a9E).

He has an impressive [69](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/arnaut-danjuma/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/355861) senior goals for club and country throughout his young career and has also [played 14 times](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/arnaut-danjuma/alletore/spieler/355861) in the Premier League, although all of his 17 Bournemouth goals came in the Championship.