Hull City vs Aston Villa

Unai Emery declined to deny Ollie Watkins effectively refused to play in Aston Villa's 4-0 defeat at Brighton, telling reporters to 'call his agent' as a Saudi move looms. With four senior players already sold this summer and no fit striker available, Villa's rebuild is spiralling into public dysfunction.

Arsenal have refocused their pursuit of Aston Villa's Ezri Konsa, but BBC Sport's cautious 'optimism' and ESPN's claim of an agreed £51m fee tell very different stories. Here's how to read the conflicting reports and what's actually confirmed.

Aston Villa have agreed a loan-with-obligation-to-buy deal for Aaron Wan-Bissaka, with West Ham valuing the DR Congo international at £25m as their post-relegation fire sale continues. For Villa, it's another example of a low-net-spend recruitment strategy that has already delivered Garnacho on similar terms.

Emi Martinez's £10m move to Juventus has fallen through over a fee dispute, but Aston Villa have already agreed to sign Zion Suzuki for £30m as his replacement. The World Cup winner now faces an uncertain future just days before the Premier League season begins.

Aston Villa are closing in on a £30m deal for Parma goalkeeper Zion Suzuki just weeks after the club insisted Emi Martinez would stay, opening the door for the Argentine World Cup winner to join Juventus.

Arsenal have made exploratory contact over Bayer Leverkusen's Jarell Quansah, but the move looks tied to their stalled, £20m-apart negotiation with Aston Villa over Ezri Konsa, and a Liverpool buy-back clause adds further risk to any deal.

Unai Emery has lost all three previous Super Cup finals he's contested. On Wednesday in Salzburg he gets a fourth chance, against a PSG side Aston Villa nearly knocked out of last season's Champions League.