During the summer, Aston Villa rejected proposals for Lamare Bogarde from Premier League clubs, including Ipswich and Brighton. All offers for the 22-year-old Dutch and Surinamese defensive midfielder were turned down because Unai Emery wanted to keep the player, who joined the club in July 2024. Aston Villa is now preparing a new contract proposal for Bogarde. He has been capped four times for the Netherlands U21 team and, according to Transfermarkt, has a current market value of €18.00m.