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A first Aston Villa goal for Johan Manzambi has Tottenham staring at a familiar uphill battle.
It is a new era for Aston Villa - and Johan Manzambi, who has just joined in a club record deal worth more than £50m - will be one of the poster boys.
Aston Villa have beaten Newcastle to the signing of Johan Manzambi after completing a club-record £59.5m deal for the midfielder from Freiburg.
Unai Emery makes his first summer signing by bringing in Johan Manzambi for a club record fee of just over £50m.
In a World Cup dominated by the biggest names, Johan Manzambi has been the exception to the rule. With more goals than starts for Switzerland, he has been a breakout star, earning his big move after one full season as a starter at Freiburg.
Two going on four, five or six on good night for new Scotland era
BBC Sport · 3 Oct 2026