Emery the perfect man to handle Villa change - Balague

[Getty Images]Spanish journalist Guillem Balague believes Unai Emery is the ideal manager to deal with Aston Villa's summer of change.

>Youri Tielemans and Morgan Rogers - goalscorers in May's Europa League triumph - as well as Lucas Digne, Emi Martinez, Ollie Watkins and Ezri Konsa all left Villa Park during the transfer window.

>Villa have replaced those established stars with generally younger players - but Balague believes the Spanish coach will relish the challenge.

>He told BBC Radio West Midlands Sport: "I don't think anyone planned for Tielemans going or Digne going.

>"Once it became clear that it was going to be a bigger change than expected, it's about adaptability. That's how he's always done it.

>"Everybody started to realise at the end of last season, the Europa League was a target very early on.

>"Everybody realised it was the end of an era. That there wouldn't be any more after that.

>"The changes have been bigger than expected, yes. But Unai will always look around at the time of the market closing and go 'alright, let's go for it'."