Aston Villa reach the Champions League — then sell the squad that got them there

Villa finished fourth and won the Europa League in Istanbul in May. Two months on, they have sold Morgan Rogers to Chelsea for £117m and Youri Tielemans to Manchester United for £35m. Lucas Digne is poised to leave. With those three gone, Villa have lost 489 Premier League appearances from the squad that delivered a European trophy and a top-four finish.