Does Aston Villa's impressive January window show their intentions of pushing the 'big 6'?
By Oli Dickson Jefford It has been a quiet transfer window for the ‘Top Six’ so far, with none of Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham or Chelsea having signed a single player yet. But elsewhere there have been some interesting moves made, with no team causing a stir quite like Aston Villa. The second city club managed to seal the loan signing of Philippe Coutinho, ahead of the likes of Arsenal, while they also brought in Lucas Digne from Everton for £25m ahead of a raft of clubs. A loan move for Roma defender Robin Olsen and the £2.5m signing of former Dundee United youngster Kerr Smith are further statements of intent under new boss Steven Gerrard . Just over a decade ago Villa were regulars in the top half and often pushing for European football, though a decline over the past decade saw them spend multiple seasons in the championship. However, their intentions of returning to the top half a...