'Garnacho showed us his wish to help our project' - Emery

Another season, means another club for Alejandro Garnacho.

The 22-year-old's debut season at Chelsea didn't go to plan and some Aston Villa fans may not be overly excited knowing he only scored one goal in 24 league appearances for the Blues.

However, Villa boss Unai Emery said Garnacho "showed us his wish to help our project" and that he is "delighted" with the loan signing.

Garnacho, who has eight caps for Argentina but missed out on the squad for the World Cup this summer, said: "I spoke with Unai before I came here. He gave me the confidence - I'm really happy, and I can't wait to meet the fans."

Less than a year ago, Garnacho joined what he called "the best team in the world" when Chelsea announced the £40m signing of the Manchester United youngster.

Some 337 days later and the Blues have loaned the 22-year-old out to Villa.

Garnacho's time at Stamford Bridge was overseen by three different managers - Enzo Maresca, Liam Rosenior and Calum Mcfarlane.

After featuring heavily under Maresca at the start of the 2025-26 campaign, Garnacho started only seven of Rosenior's first 20 games in charge.

Overall, the forward managed managed eight goals and four assists.

Although Garnacho arguably lacked goalscoring form and a creative flair at Stamford Bridge, he wasn't short on that front during the 2024-25 campaign for Manchester United.

In a season when United were led by first Erik ten Hag and then Ruben Amorim, Garnacho scored 10 goals and assisted 11.