Transfer & Contracts Round Up
- James
- 21 hours ago
- 3 min read
Featuring Evann Guessand's 🇨🇮 Palace 🏴 loan, Yasin Özcan 🇹🇷 swapping Belgium 🇧🇪 for Besiktas 🇹🇷 and Lydia Sallaway 🏴 & joining Soffia Kelly 🏴 Glasgow City & Rangers 🏴 respectively to the end of the season, whilst Chasity Grant 🇳🇱 signs a new deal.
Evann Guessand 🇨🇮 joins Palace 🏴 on loan
Evann Ludovic Vidjannagni Guessand, bought as a forward, played as a winger, and struggling throughout his six months with Villa, moves on loan to struggling Crystal Palace for the remainder of the Premier League season, having made 21 appearances, 14 starts, scoring twice and assisting once under Unai Emery 🇪🇸.
⭐ 2025- 🕒 21 | ✅ 14 | 🔁 7 | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 4 | #1013 |
🟩 13 | 🟨 3 | 🟥 5 |
Cards 🟨 2 | 🟥 0 | Although winning on 13 of his 21 appearances, Emery couldn't yet work his magic on Guessand and the opportunity to move him on and potentially secure a permanent move and some sort of return on his €30.00m transfer fee in the summer proved too great.
"It's something similar like with Malen. I was happy with him. I didn't want him to leave. But I accepted it is something good deal for the club."
Unai Emery
Full Player Profile: https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/evann-guessand
Follow Evann's Palace action in our weekly loan watch feature: Villa Loan Watch w/e 25 January
Yasin Özcan 🇹🇷 joins Besiktas on loan
Yasin swaps a rather pointless spell with RSC Anderlecht 🇧🇪 for a return to the Super Lig with Besiktas 🇹🇷 as part of the deal that brought Tammy Abraham back to Villa.
Yasin made just two starts in six appearances during his five months in Belgium.
2025-26 RSC Anderlecht 🇧🇪
2 Aug 2025 to 27 Jan 2026
Pro League
🕒 6 | ✅ 2 | 🔁 4 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 11 |
Full Player Profile: https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/yasin-%C3%B6zcan
Follow Yasin's Besiktas action in our weekly loan watch feature: Villa Loan Watch w/e 25 January
Lydia Sallaway 🏴 joins Glasgow City 🏴 on loan
Lydia joins Scottish WSL side Glasgow City 🏴 on loan for the remainder of the season.
Villa's young centre-back has made 11 WSL squad appearances this season but has not made it onto the pitch, with her sole WSL appearance coming as a substitute back in March 2025. Lydia's move to the SWPL1 leaders will provide much-needed first-team action and experience for the 18-year-old. Good luck North of the border, Lydia!
Full Player Profile: https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/womens/lydia-sallaway
Chasity Grant 🇳🇱 signs a new deal
2024-25 Players’ Player of the Season, Chasity Grant 🇳🇱 has signed a new deal following her arrival from Ajax 🇳🇱 in August 2024.
Chasity, with 31 WSL appearances for Villa and 9 goal involvements, commits her future to the club, having made ten WSL starts, assisting twice this season.
Full Player Profile: https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/womens/chasity-grant
“We’re very happy that Chasity has decided to commit to our club. She’s an exciting talent and someone we were keen to keep as part of our project.”
Director of Women’s Football, Marisa Ewers
Soffia Kelly 🏴 joins Rangers 🏴 on loan
Soffia joins Scottish SWPL side Rangers 🏴 on loan for the remainder of the season.
Villa's young 'keeper has yet to make an appearance for the club but has made 8 squad appearances since November 2024. 18-year-old Soffia will vie for the goalkeeper's jersey with Jenna Fife and backup Megan Cunningham. Good luck North of the border, Soffia!
Full Player Profile: https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/womens/soffia-kelly
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