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title: "Aston Villa: Unai Emery wants to sign Marcos Acuna"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/unai-emery-wants-marcos-acuna-villa-transfer-rumours/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2022-12-02T17:36:47Z"
modified: "2022-12-02T17:36:47Z"
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# Aston Villa: Unai Emery wants to sign Marcos Acuna

**[Aston Villa](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-news/) manager Unai Emery reportedly wants to sign Sevilla left-back Marcos Acuna.**

### The Lowdown: Acuna profiled

The 31-year-old has been with his current club since 2020, making [92](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/marcos-acuna/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/60410) appearances for the La Liga side. The Argentine is currently at the [World Cup](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/world-cup-2022/) in Qatar, [featuring in all three](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/346/Show/Argentina-Argentina) group games to help his country into the last 16.

He is [primarily](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/marcos-acuna/profil/spieler/60410) a left-back but is capable of lining out in a number of different positions, featuring in [seven](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/marcos-acuna/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/60410) different areas of the pitch during his career.

### The Latest: Emery interest

A transfer update has emerged over the last 48 hours regarding Acuna, in which Aston Villa were named.

One [Spanish outlet](https://www.fichajes.net/noticias/tres-equipos-interesados-acuna-20221130.html) said that ‘Emery has been captivated by the Argentine and wants him to be his new winter reinforcement’, with the Spaniard also eyeing a new winger to come in at Villa Park.

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### The Verdict: Needed?

Emery seems to be a big fan of Acuna, although he currently has [three](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aston-villa/kader/verein/405) left-backs on the books at Villa in Ashley Young, Lucas Digne and Ludwig Augustinsson.

The latter of those is on loan from Sevilla, so the manager may see Acuna as a shrewd prospective addition to possibly replace Augustinsson and provide competition to Digne and Young.

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Acuna would also offer an option further forward and in midfield, so he could prove to be a smart prospective addition in the Midlands for the right price.