Aston Villa boss Unai Emery won’t rule out raiding former club Villarreal to strengthen his options in January.
Emery has been linked with moves for several of his former players since moving to the Midlands, including wingers Arnaut Danjuma and Nicolas Jackson.
But the Spaniard insists he is more interested with recreating the structure which helped take Villareal become Europa League winners than targeting member of his former club.
He told Marca: “My objective is not to bring players from Villarreal, it is to bring the concept that we generated at Villarreal.
“From there, if a player fits us and we can do it, we would take the step.”
Emery is set to be backed in the January window with recruiting a winger high in Villa’s agenda.
In the meantime, the boss is focused on improving those players already at his disposal.
He added: “There are players here who are underperforming. I want to give them the opportunity to help them improve and improve their performance.
“But we have to be professionals and see if we are right in the changes we must make. You have to be very demanding in the changes.
“We want to improve the team and make the right decisions with new players. The template can be improved. We are convinced that we will be able to do it.”
