Diego Carlos, a center-back for Brazil, is said to have suffered a hamstring injury at Bodymoor Heath, the club’s most recent injury setback.

This news is devastating, not only for a player who has not yet established himself after a protracted absence due to a catastrophic achilles injury, but also for the club as it tries to manage a phase in which more and more of its top players are out of action.

The degree of the injury has not yet been fully disclosed, and Villa is awaiting a medical evaluation in the upcoming days to determine the amount and duration of Carlos’ probable layoff.

On defense, the timing couldn’t be worse: Ezri Konsa will be sidelined for at least a month, while Tyrone Mings is just halfway recovered from a season-ending knee injury. Concerningly little information about Konsa’s injuries has surfaced thus far, suggesting that worse news may yet be to come.

For fans, this just makes an already dire injury situation worse. Emi Buendia is now out for the season due to an injury sustained during the preseason, while Boubacar Kamara tore his ACL during the team’s most recent loss to Manchester United. This comes after Lucas Digne and Alex Moreno missed significant portions of the campaign due to injury. Given that, Villa’s league progress is impressive.

Because there aren’t many reliable defensive options available at center half in B6, Unai Emery is in a real bind. Lenglet, who was only occasionally preferred during the season as a loanee from Barcelona, has established himself as an uneasy starter in the starting lineup. After nearly leaving the team at the end of the January transfer window, Callum Chambers might potentially be welcomed in from the cold. It is not at all perfect.

Pau Torres’ level of fitness is now crucial because he only resumed full training last week after having a difficult time recovering from a bothersome recurrent ankle problem. Torres is a match sharp player who has already demonstrated his abilities, but we don’t want to start fielding players before they are fully healed from ailments that could develop if left untreated. Is there anyone who knows Kortney Hause’s phone number?