Aston Villa new signings: Confirmed ins and outs for summer 2025

After a poor start to the 2025-26 campaign, Aston Villa have bounced back in incredible fashion, competing at the top of the Premier League table against the likes of Manchester City and Arsenal, and fans are keen for more of the same in the second half of the season. But, will the mistakes of their quiet summer transfer window come back to haunt them in their hunt for Champions League football?

Due to numerous PSR issues, Aston Villa were hamstrung in the summer of 2025, and the club's ownership even resorted to selling their women's team to raise funds. In the end, they managed to bring in a few players, while also shipping some unwanted stars out.

Head coach Unai Emery certainly deserves praise for the job he has done to keep the club competitive, and if anyone can overcome difficulties off the pitch, then the Spaniard can.

Find out all the details of their summer window below.

Aston Villa confirmed arrivals summer 2025 – Full list

Evann Guessand (Nice)

The 24-year-old French forward was the most expensive Aston Villa signing this summer, costing them around £26m, which could rise to around £30m with add-ons.

Guessand comes to the Premier League after his best season in Ligue 1, where he scored 12 goals for Nice in the 2024-25 season. While that might not sound too impressive, he will get a chance to play for a better team, although the competition will also be fiercer, and Guessand will likely need some time to get acclimated to the Premier League.

Yasin Ozcan (Kasimpasa)

Ozcan was a relatively cheap signing for Aston Villa and the 19-year-old defender is definitely a signing for the future.

After all, Ozcan was sent on loan soon after signing for the Birmingham team and he will spend the next season at Anderlecht, gaining precious first-team experience in the Belgian league.

Marco Bizot (Brest)

The experienced goalkeeper comes to Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee and Bizot likely won't see much action, at least when it comes to the Premier League. Despite many rumours going around, it seems that Aston Villa won't be parting ways with Emiliano Martinez, their first-choice goalkeeper, so that leaves little room for Bizot to get any playing time.

That being said, Bizot already notched a couple of Premier League appearances for Aston Villa with Martinez out injured, so it's great for the Villans to have such a reliable and experienced backup option at the club.

Victor Lindelof (Man Utd)

Victor Lindelof's contract with Man Utd expired at the end of last season, and although Aston Villa didn't snap him up immediately, they offered the Swede a deal at the end of August. It isn't thought that Lindelof will go straight into the starting XI, but he will provide cover for a defence that is known to pick up its fair share of injuries.

Jadon Sancho (Man Utd)

Jadon Sancho was in the shop window for the entirety of the summer transfer window after Chelsea went back on their obligation to buy the former Borussia Dortmund winger. After being linked with several moves abroad, Villa came in with a surprise loan offer on deadline day. There isn't believed to be an option or obligation to buy in the deal, but if he impresses, then the club may be tempted to arrange a deal.

Harvey Elliott (Liverpool)

Another loan deal that Aston Villa completed on deadline day was for Harvey Elliott. The 22-year-old had been an important option off the bench for Liverpool over the course of his five years at the club, but he is now ready to start week in, week out in the Premier League. Unlike the deal for Sancho, this one does include an obligation to buy, provided Elliott plays a certain number of matches.

Aston Villa confirmed departures summer 2025 – Full list

• Jacob Ramsey (Newcastle, £39m)
• Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Coventry, £3.5m)
• Leon Bailey (Roma, loan)
• Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica, loan)
• Lewis Dobbin (Preston, loan)
• Joe Gauci (Port Vale, loan)
• Oliwier Zych (Krakow, loan)
• Yasin Ozcan (Anderlecht, loan)
• Philippe Coutinho (Vasco da Gama, free)
• Robin Olsen (Malmo, free)
• Alex Moreno (Girona. free)
• Leander Dendoncker (Real Oviedo, free)
• Kortney Hause (Free)
• Markus Rashford (End of loan)
• Marco Asensio (End of loan)
• Axel Disasi (End of loan)

Although Aston Villa's quiet window initially had an impact on their start to the Premier League season, some of their new signings are now starting to settle in and push the club along. However, the sale of Jacob Ramsey is already looking like a bad one, with Villa lacking legs in the middle of the park.