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BOLOGNA, ITALY – APRIL 09: Unai Emery, Manager of Aston Villa, looks on prior to the UEFA Europa League 2025/26 Quarter-Final Leg One match between Bologna FC 1909 and Aston Villa FC at Stadio Renato Dall’Ara on April 09, 2026 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)
Aston Villa’s reported interest in Roma’s Matias Soulé has shone a spotlight on the club’s long-standing relationship with Italian football. Over the past decade, Villa have dipped into Serie A on numerous occasions, sometimes shrewdly, sometimes less so.
With Unai Emery continuing to reshape the squad into genuine European contenders, here is a look at every player they have signed from the Italian top flight since 2015/16.
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