Crisis between the sticks
Aston Villa desperately need to sign a goalkeeper. Sam Johnstone has returned to Manchester United after spending the second half of the 2016-17 season on loan at Villa Park, with a permanent deal yet to be in the offing.
Italian stopper Pierluigi Gollini, who was signed by former manager Roberto Di Matteo last summer from Verona, endured a dismal spell at the club before being loaned to Atalanta while Mark Bunn’s contract has expired.
Signing a goalkeeper that knows the Championship inside and out is crucial to Villa’s aims of promotion and Green is a prime example of just that.