"This is human victory"...Promoted team ace → UCL entry team transfer confirmed, 'revival song' of fallen 英 prospect

Jul 02, 2024

 'This is human victory'...Promoted team ace → UCL entry team transfer confirmed, 'revival song' of fallen 英 prospect
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 'This is human victory'...Promoted team ace → UCL entry team transfer confirmed, 'revival song' of fallen 英 prospect
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Once he was on the verge of collapse in England's top prospect, but now he is ready to revive.

Aston Villa signed Ross Barkley on the club's website on the 2nd (Korea time)' is officially announced. Aston Villa will move to Aston Villa permanently. He started his career at Everton, went through Chelsea and played for Nice as well,' he said, welcoming Barkley's signing with a career introduction.

Barkley's move to Aston Villa is nothing short of a human victory for him. In fact, a player who was expected to have no more opportunities on the English Premier League (EPL) stage will join the European Champions League (UCL) team and have the opportunity to play in the next season.



 'This is human victory'...Promoted team ace → UCL entry team transfer confirmed, 'revival song' of fallen 英 prospect
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Barkley signed a two-year contract with promoted team Luton ahead of the 2023-2024 season. It was nothing short of a last chance for Barkley.

There was no expectation of Barkley before Luton's transfer. Barkley, who made his professional debut through youth at Everton in 2010, has since been recognized for his enormous potential and played as a midfielder representing Everton. In the 2015-2016 season, he played in 48 official games and led the team with 12 goals and 11 assists.



Barkley's career has been broken since his move to Chelsea in 2018. Unable to establish himself properly at Chelsea, he has since had to move on loan. Even though he went through Aston Villa and Nice, his performance was insignificant. He made 28 league appearances for Nice, which joined him on free agency last season, but only nine starts. In the end, Nice let him go after one season.

 'This is human victory'...Promoted team ace → UCL entry team transfer confirmed, 'revival song' of fallen 英 prospect
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However, a turnaround came with the transfer of Luton this season. Joining Luton Town on a free agent, he was briefly shaken at the beginning of the season, but immediately became the main player in the team's midfield with Albert Sambi Lokonga. Coach Rob Adworth trusted Barkley's ability. He led Luton Town's game with a commanding role in the midfield. He played in 32 league games and scored five goals and four assists, showing an outstanding performance.



During the season, he also received attention from Manchester United. It has been reported that Manchester United is aiming for Barkley, who succeeded in turning his career around, to reinforce the midfield.

The team that showed interest after the end of the season was Aston Villa, who succeeded in advancing to the UCL by beating Tottenham and Newcastle with a tremendous rise this season. Aston Villa, who had Barkley's experience on loan in the past, wanted to recruit Barkley to add strength to the midfield, and eventually confirmed the recruitment.

Barkley, who has been going downhill since leaving Everton, has again fired a signal of revival with his performance at Luton. Attention is also expected to be paid to the performance he will show in Astonville next season.



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