'Further assessment' - Aston Villa injury update regarding 28-year-old emerges

Aston Villa face an away trip to Elland Road to play Leeds United next weekend. They beat AFC Bournemouth 4-0 at Villa Park in their last outing after goals by Emi Buendia, Amadou Onana, Ross Barkley and Donyell Malen. The Midlands outfit are sat in 6th place in the Premier League table after their first 11 fixtures.

They are only outside the top four by a single point. Unai Emery’s men will be in confident mood after seeing an upturn in league form over recent times. They will be eager to keep their momentum going when they are back after the international break.

Aston Villa injury worry regarding Ezri Konsa

Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa has sustained a calf injury with England. He will miss their game against Albania on Sunday. The 28-year-old, who has made 17 caps for the Three Lions, has started the last four matches for his country under Thomas Tuchel and has been enjoying plenty of game time.

Tuchel has shared this update regarding his condition, as per talkSPORT: “Ezri has a tight calf and couldn’t finish training today. He will get further assessment in London and he’s stayed in London. We think it’s nothing, we don’t even think it’s an injury, but it’s just a discomfort and not worth the risk.”

Asked whether his absence complicates things in regards to his defence, the ex-Chelsea manager said: “Yes and no. They were very strong, Ezri in particular in all the matches he’s played, but at the same time he played a lot for Aston Villa. He arrived with a lot of minutes in camp so he was a candidate to maybe get a break. Now he’s taken the break and is forced to take a break, it’s not a problem.”

Konsa isn’t the only unavailable player for England at the moment. Nick Pope, Marc Guehi, Anthony Gordon and Cole Palmer are also sidelined. The Three Lions won 2-0 at home to Serbia at Wembley in their last outing with Arsenal pair Bukayo Saka and Eberechi Eze getting their goals as they hunt for another win against Albania.

What now for Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa?

Aston Villa will hope that Konsa’s injury isn’t too serious. He has been a key player for both club and country over recent times. The London-born man is versatile and can play at right-back as well as in the middle if needed.

The London-born man had spells at Charlton Athletic and Brentford before his current club snapped him up for £12million back in 2019. He hasn’t looked back since and has since become one of thier most prized assets. He has made 252 appearances in all competitions and has chipped in with 10 goals from the back.

Aston Villa made a slow start to this term but things seem to have clicked now. Emery will get the chance to freshen up his squad with some new signings in the January transfer window. He will also get the opportunity to let some players leave this winter as well.