Financial Rules Have 'killed' Villa - Konsa

Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa says financial restrictions "killed" nan nine successful nan summertime transportation window.

Villa's only awesome imperishable transportation came early successful August erstwhile they signed striker Evann Guessand from Nice for £26m and £4.3m successful add-ons.

They past sold academy merchandise Jacob Ramsey to Newcastle United for £40m earlier only adding to head Unai Emery's squad connected transportation deadline day.

They brought successful Liverpool's Harvey Elliott and Manchester United's Jadon Sancho connected loan, positive free supplier Victor Lindelof, arsenic they navigated limits connected spending.

Villa were fined by Uefa successful July for breaching nan European governing body's financial rules and could person been prevented from registering caller players for nan Europa League this play if they did not person a affirmative transportation equilibrium by nan extremity of nan summertime transportation window.

On apical of that, nan Birmingham club, for illustration their top-flight counterparts, besides person to adhere to profit and sustainability rules (PSR) which authorities that clubs cannot station losses of much than £105m complete a three-year reporting cycle.

"It is crazy. I don't understand it myself, but from nan extracurricular looking successful it doesn't look excessively good. I cognize that. I cognize it's really killed america this transportation window," said Konsa, who is connected world work pinch England.

Villa were sixth successful nan Premier League past play arsenic they missed retired connected 5th spot and Champions League qualification by finishing beneath Newcastle United connected extremity difference.

According to FootballTransfers.com, Villa had nan 3rd lowest outlay successful nan top-flight this summertime arsenic they spent £57.5m and recouped £47m to extremity pinch a £10.5m surplus.

"We're going to person to woody pinch what we've sewage now," said Konsa.

"I decidedly didn't watch that [transfer deadline day]. It's been tough, particularly for us.

"I knew that signing players was going to beryllium difficult for america truthful I did not look astatine transportation deadline day.

"Around 8 o'clock I went connected Villa's societal media to spot what happened. I saw that we signed 3 players, who are really bully and person Premier League experience.

"I deliberation that's what we needed arsenic well."

Villa person gained conscionable 1 constituent - which came from a goalless tie against Newcastle - from their first 3 games of this season.

Konsa is hopeful they tin move their fortunes astir aft nan world break.

"We've a awesome squad, I judge successful our squad. I judge successful our manager," he said.

"Hopefully nan boys who person travel successful tin really thief america and push america on."