Player Watch · Aug 21, 2026
Zion Suzuki could make Premier League history this Sunday
Fast work. Two days after officially becoming an Aston Villa player, Zion Suzuki is reportedly set to be handed the gloves for Sunday's Premier League opener against Brighton, and if it happens, he becomes the first Japanese goalkeeper in the history of the competition. Suzuki already made that same kind of history in Serie A with Parma, and he has not hidden how much this one means to him. "My dream is to play in the Premier League, now it is time for me to play in the Premier League," he said this week. Nothing is confirmed until Unai Emery names his XI, and Emiliano Martinez's future at the club is still being sorted out, but all signs point to our World Cup keeper starting the season between the posts in England. Circle Sunday.