On winter deadline day, Aston Villa signed Marco Asensio from Paris Saint-Germain on a loan deal until the end of this season.
The attacking midfielder made five appearances for the Villans so far and scored a brace in Aston Villa’s 2-1 victory over Chelsea at the weekend.
Asensio’s former agent Horacio Gaggioli has been speaking to Sportitalia where he talks about his start at Aston Villa and gave some advice for the future.
Gaggioli says it’s not surprising the Spain international has had a good start with the English club. He has also sent a message to Unai Emery on how to get the best out of his former client.
“I am not his representative today, but Marco will always be very special to me. And it’s not surprising that everything started in the best possible way for him in the Premier League,” he said.
“He’s an important player who, if exploited in his role, can make the difference at a high level.”
The Premier League club don’t have an option to extend the former Real Madrid man’s stay beyond this season. He has to return to PSG, but his former agent has advised him to make a switch to Italy in the summer window.
“Obviously, I would recommend him to any Italian team. Wherever he goes, if he plays in the role where he can perform at his best, he will always be a great player,” Gaggioli explained.
Asensio is currently managed by Jorge Mendes, who had offered him to Inter Milan before to his loan move to Aston Villa. The Nerazzurri sporting director, Piero Ausilio, revealed this last week.
Meanwhile, Gaggioli has also opened up about the past interest from Serie A in Asensio.
“There was a time when he could have been a Milan player. Then, before going to Madrid, I met Roma, but nothing happened, we’re talking about 2014,” he added.
