John McGinn left out as Aston Villa’s strongest XI revealed after late summer splurge

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If Aston Villa hadn’t experienced enough upheaval before transfer deadline day, they certainly have now.Ibrahim Mbaye and Taylor Harwood-Bellis became the ninth and tenth signings of a drastic transfer window at Villa Park on Tuesday, bringing an end to a huge summer of transition.Highly-rated teenager Ibrahim Mbaye arrived from PSG on deadline day, with Villa beating Liverpool to his signatureGettyThe duo arrived as Villa look to balance out the departure of 11 faces, which leaves them a much-changed group from the side that tasted Europa League glory just over three months ago.Morgan Rogers, Lucas Digne, Youri Tielemans, Lucas Digne, Emi Martinez and Ezri Konsa all departed, before Ollie Watkins joined the exodus on deadline day.With key midfielder Amadou Onana also out for a prolonged period with an ACL injury, Villa have been forced into a summer overhaul.Johan Manzambi joined at the start of the window in a then club-record £51.2million deal from Freiburg, before Nicolas Jackson surpassed this with his £65m arrival from Chelsea.Midfielders Joao Gomes and Leon Goretzka have both come in, while Zion Suzuki takes the No.1 spot after Martinez’s departure to Chelsea.Rounding off the new recruits, Alejandro Garnacho, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Matteo Ruggeri all arrive looking to become key men.But after two defeats from their first two Premier League games, Villa find themselves navigating some initial teething problems.So, once all of their new faces have settled in, talkSPORT.com has taken a look at Unai Emery‘s strongest XI from his new-look squad.Aston Villa’s strongest XIPerhaps the most straightforward pick of all Villa’s new recruits, Zion Suzuki is primed to be Villa’s first-choice goalkeeper going forward.The Japan international immediately replaced Martinez in goal in his side’s 1-0 defeat to Arsenal, and impressed on his debut, catching the eye with his distribution in particular.Unai Emery’s best XI could feature as many as seven new faces from last seasonGettyZion Suzuki made his Premier League debut against Arsenal, and is set to remain between the sticksGettyEmery faces more of a dilemma at right-back however, with Wan Bissaka bringing proven Premier League experience to compete with Matty Cash.The West Ham loanee put in a solid display as he made his debut in the second half against Arsenal, and offers real defensive prowess.Despite this, Matty Cash looks set to hold onto the shirt here, having become indispensable since joining the club in 2020.Moving onto the central defensive pairing, Pau Torres is an undisputed starter, especially since Ezri Konsa joined Arsenal.Partnering the Spaniard, Harwood-Bellis is likely to get the nod ahead of club stalwart Tyrone Mings and Victor Lindelof following his arrival from Southampton in a £30m deal.This will only be the case in the Premier League though, with Harwood-Bellis unable to compete in the Champions League after he was omitted from Villa’s 23-man squad.Taylor Harwood-Bellis arrives at Villa with Premier League experience from his three years at SouthamptonGettyAt left-back, Ian Maatsen has started in each of Villa’s first two league games, and is set to hold onto the shirt ahead of £17m man Ruggeri.In midfield, the Villans are likely to mix old with the new, as £35m signing from Wolves Gomes and Boubacar Kamara are primed to line up together in the centre of the park.Goretzka will be pushing for a start too though, who boasts real pedigree from his trophy-laden eight years at Bayern Munich,There is a controversial pick in the forward areas, with talkSPORT.com’s resident Aston Villa expert Alex Conrad giving Garnacho the nod ahead of club captain John McGinn.McGinn has been a driving force in the West Midlands for eight years now, but that could change as Garnacho has been tipped to challenge here following his loan move from Chelsea with an obligation to make this permanent for £42m.Typically a winger, the Argentine can also operate as a No.10, and will look to inject pace and directness into the Villa midfield.Alejandro Garnacho is yet to start in the Premier League for Villa, but has been tipped for a major roleGettyNicolas Jackson is set to lead the line after Ollie Watkins’ departure to Al HilalGettyIn attack, Villa will boast an entirely different front three from last term, with £164m worth of talent set to line up altogether.Jackson will lead the line, while new deadline day signing Mbaye – who joined from PSG – is primed to start out wide.In the No.10 role, Manzambi is set to provide attacking threat, having impressed as a breakout star at the World Cup with Switzerland, and has recently returned to first-team training after arriving at Villa nursing a knee injury.Is this Aston Villa’s strongest XI?