Emery: Villa and Chelsea are enemies despite transfer deals

Villa boss insists clubs want to 'kill' each other despite a busy transfer pipeline.

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What happened. Unai Emery said Aston Villa and Chelsea are enemies, not friends, despite frequent player transfers between the clubs.

• Emiliano Martínez latest to move between clubs
• Chelsea paid £117m for Morgan Rogers
• Jackson and Garnacho joined Villa from Chelsea

“we want to kill each other”

— Unai Emery

Emery's comments come as Villa and Chelsea continue to do business in the transfer market.

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