{"id":39886,"date":"2020-08-01T10:14:50","date_gmt":"2020-08-01T17:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=39886"},"modified":"2020-08-01T10:15:17","modified_gmt":"2020-08-01T17:15:17","slug":"sensational-strikers-aston-villa-could-sign-this-summer-mehdi-taremi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2020\/08\/01\/sensational-strikers-aston-villa-could-sign-this-summer-mehdi-taremi\/","title":{"rendered":"Sensational strikers Aston Villa could sign this summer [Mehdi Taremi]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Birmingham Live – BIRMINGHAM, Aston Villa need to bring in one or two goalscorers this summer. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aston Villa are a team in need – of serious firepower. While head coach Dean Smith worked over the lockdown on balancing Villa’s play-style to opt for a more secure defensive approach after a number of gung-ho months, it pretty much sidelined January signing Mbwana Samatta who seemed to fit into ‘Deanoball V.1’ before\u00a0Villa\u00a0reigned themselves in ahead of Project Restart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What followed was a more reassured Villa, but one somewhat lacking in the total attacking intent via a single central-forward. Goals were found from set-pieces, and from the wing – not from the man up top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To progress, Villa will need to sign a striker to lead the line – aided by Samatta, Keinan Davis and Wesley. Depending on the status of Davis and Samatta, they need at least one striker. Considering Wesley’s injury, possibly two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If Villa are to sign two strikers, they will need to spend big and make a play for at least one of those forwards, who might fall slightly outside of the transfer philosophy of Johan Lange, Villa’s new technical director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They’ll likely need to overspend on the main man – but for Villa fans, that’s all good. Just as long as there’s a forward with reputation and a venomous striker in place by the time the new Premier League season kicks off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With that in mind, let;s take a look at one of those who could take one of the two potential roles as either the new main man up-front at Villa Park, or the next best thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mehdi Taremi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Villa were linked to Taremi the easy retort from the fanbase would be ‘who?’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eighteen goals for an impressive Rio Ave side have put paid to that question though, with Taremi finally delivering in a top European League after years of administrative nightmares destroyed his chances of a Turkish move years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jumping from Iran to Portugal’s top-tier didn’t clip Taremi’s wings, either, and the powerful and dynamic centre-forward has earned his way onto the transfer rumour mill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His age (28) and history might dent his value in a crowded transfer market, but whomever makes the effort to land Taremi will find a striker looking to make up for lost-time in a big way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making just two assists, Taremi finds himself succeeding as the focal point of a team, but his reputation may land him in the same ground as Samatta, but being lauded as the best number 9 in Portugal is a big claim, and Taremi seems to have all the tools to make a big step up in the near future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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