Aston Villa are one of the three teams that have been promoted to the Premier League this season.
Currently Dean Smith's side are 19th in the league table with 25 points.
Villa has had some of the best Premier League players in their squad that left the club to join other sides.
So, here is how the Villans squad would look like, if they had kept their best players.
Brad Guzan
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Brad Guzan left Aston Villa and joined Middlesbrough in the summer of 2016. The goalkeeper is currently playing at Atlanta United.
Kyle Walker
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Kyle Walker has been a Villa player in 2011 as he joined them on loan from Tottenham. Currently, he is playing for Manchester City having joined them in the summer of 2017.
Gary Cahill
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Gary Cahill played for Aston Villa from 2004 to 2008. After that he joined Bolton Wanderers, then Chelsea and currently he is playing at Crystal Palace.
Curtis Davies
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Curtis Davies joined Aston Villa in the summer of 2008, after spending a season at the club on loan from West Bromwich Albion. Davies is currently playing for Derby County, having joined them in the summer of 2017.
Ryan Bertrand
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Ryan Bertrand is one of the players who has spent some period of his career on loan at Aston Villa. Bertrand joined Villa in the winter of the 2014 from Chelsea. The 30-year-old is currently playing for Southampton from 2015.
James Milner
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James Milner has also been loaned to Aston Villa from Newcastle United in 2005. Later in 2008, Milner signed a four-year contract with the club.
Now the 34-year-old is playing for Liverpool and is one of the key players of the squad.
Jordan Veretout
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Jordan Veretout has been an Aston Villa player from 2015 to 2017. The midfielder is currently on loan at Roma from Fiorentina.
Idrissa Gueye
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Idrissa Gueye joined Aston Villa from Lille in the summer of 2015. Currently the midfielder is playing at Ligue 1 side PSG.
Marc Albrighton
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Marc Albrighton signed for Aston Villa at the age of eight. In 2013, he was loaned to Wigan Athletic. Currently, he is playing at Leicester City having signed in 2014.
Christian Benteke
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Christian Benteke joined Villa from Genk in the summer of 2012. Later he joined Liverpool and currently he is playing for Crystal Palace.
Ashley Young
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Ashley Young joined Aston Villa in the winter of 2007, after which he joined Manchester United and is currently playing for Inter Milan, having signed for them in the winter of 2020.
How the Villans squad would look like if they had kept their best players.
