It's been a hectic off-season so far for Aston Villa, as many members of Unai Emery's camp consider moves away from the West Midlands.

Emiliano Martinez, Amadou Onana, and Youri Tielemans all reportedly face uncertain futures with the Villans, with plenty of fresh signings then needed to balance the books, even amid a tricky PSR situation.

Some major sales could finance this statement deal; therefore, with the Villans now ready to enter into the intense race for this attacking star's services.

Aston Villa join race for £50k-per-week ace

As per a new report from The Independent, Villa are now set to enter the race for Manchester United outcast Alejandro Garnacho this summer.

The report states that Chelsea, Atletico Madrid, Napoli, and an Erik Ten Hag-led Bayer Leverkusen are all keen on the pacey 20-year-old, with a bumper £70m price tag also placed above his head off the back of this frenzied interest.

It is also stated that a big move for Garnacho will only take place on Villa's end if the likes of Morgan Rogers were to move on.

Whilst he has experienced a bumpy patch of his Old Trafford career under Ruben Amorim, it's undeniable that the £50k-per-week winger is a top, Premier League-capable talent on his day.

It could even be argued that the Red Devils youngster is a bigger talent than Jhon Duran once was during his electric Villa playing days, with the Colombian also a wide-eyed attacker in his own right that terrorised top-flight defences for fun.

Why Garnacho is an even bigger talent than Duran

Duran's spell at Villa Park went by in a goal-laden flash, with the clinical 21-year-old only on the books of Emery's men for 78 games in total.

He definitely left a lasting impression, however, with 20 strikes picked up along the way, despite mainly being utilised as a blistering impact substitute by the Spaniard.

Garnacho once had to be patient himself at the Theatre of Dreams for first team opportunities, as seen in his first five goal contributions for the illustrious club in Premier League all coming from off the bench, before going on to solidify himself as a deserved regular with acrobatic efforts such as this wondergoal against Everton soaring in.

Of course, his spell at United could well be tainted now for good by a public falling out with Amorim, but his consistent numbers for United - away from his stay at Old Trafford turning sour - over many a season shows off his expertise of the daunting level, proving further that he is a more exciting talent at his peak than the dangerous Duran.

Despite being pushed to the exit door, Garnacho is just fresh off collecting 20 goals and assists combined from 57 total clashes last season, with his entire tally for United in the men's ranks coming in at a very impressive 26 strikes and 22 assists from 144 contests.

Amazingly, that hefty goal tally is six more than Duran would manage at Villa Park, despite the 21-year-old lining up as an out-and-out centre-forward. Equally, the United man has registered 24 goals and assists in 93 Premier League outings, while Duran provided just 12 - none of which were assists - in 55 top-flight games for Villa.

Garnacho, too, also boasts big-game experience, having scored against Manchester City in the FA Cup final and Community Shield last year.

That's also some weighty experience of the Premier League for an attacker who is still only 20 years old, with Emery hopeful he can work his Marcus Rashford magic on the exciting South American if he relocates to the West Midlands shortly.

After all, Emery managed to help repair Rashford's own damaged Red Devils career with four goals and six assists heading his way last season, donning Villa claret and blue.

In this example, however, it's not as if Garnacho's form has suffered from a horrible dip, with everything pointing in the direction that the "superstar" - as he's been previously lauded by football content creator Liam Canning - could be a rip-roaring success at Villa Park, much like Duran was.