Unai Emery opens up on Jacob Ramsey being sold to Newcastle United after player messages | OneFootball

Unai Emery has opened up on Aston Villa selling Jacob Ramsey to Newcastle United.

The midfielder moving to St James’ Park last week in a deal reportedly worth £40m.

PSR issues widely seen as a key factor in the sale.

With Jacob Ramsey having been at Aston Villa since the age of six and coming through the ranks, it meant all of his transfer fee would count as pure profit in this season’s accounts for PSR purposes.

When the move to Newcastle United was announced last week, senior Aston Villa players with strong words on the departure of Jacob Ramsey…

John McGinn reacts to Jacob Ramsey joining Newcastle United:

“Always humble, respectful and willing to learn.

“It’s been a privilege to share the dressing room with you and enjoy some special moments together on the pitch.

“A sad day losing a top player and person and one of our own but it seems to be the way football is set up these days!”

Tyrone Mings message to Aston Villa fans after Jacob Ramsey signs for Newcastle:

“Thank you JJ.

“Don’t wanna hear any bad words or anything negative on this name.

“You don’t know the half.”

Aston Villa play away at Brentford this weekend and at his pre-match press conference on Friday, Unai Emery quizzed on the sale of Jacob Ramsey and the very public reaction of those Villa players:

“I agree with the players, with the same message they sent.

I agree but…we have to move on and try to get our best.

“Of course, they are the same. They are friends and maybe they can feel a little bit sad.

“In football you have to move on and keep going.

They are sending messages in the same direction and I agree.”

“We have to accept the financial rules.

“We know it and we are trying to get a balance, between the rules and our capacity to keep improving and getting better.

“There are always three circumstances (with any potential transfer), one is the club, second is the team, then there are the player’s wishes.

“Those three circumstances, if there are two, it is getting the objective.

“We did everything linking those three circumstances, with the players and those who are leaving.