Aston Villa have not had the best start to their Premier League campaign but Unai Emery will be hoping that the World Cup break has given him time to settle in and players to recover ahead of the second half of the season, with some promising news emerging from Dubai.

What's the latest?

According to Birmingham Live, Diego Carlos has travelled with the Aston Villa squad to Dubai for a warm-weather training camp ahead of their return to action in the Premier League later this month.

As per the report, Carlos is looking like he will be able to return to action in the new year as he has stepped up his recovery from a torn Achilles tendon injury that has left the player sidelined since the beginning of the season after undergoing surgery.

Emery will be thrilled

There is no doubt that Emery will be thrilled that Carlos is starting to show signs that he could be ready to return in the very near future as the new manager sets out to continue his transformation of Villa when they return to Premier League football after Christmas.

The Villans managed to climb back up to 12th in the league table with Emery taking two consecutive victories against Manchester United and Brighton and Hove Albion away from his first two league games in charge at the club, showing promising signs to the Villa Park faithful that a change in fate could be sealed over the second half of the season.

Indeed, Carlos' return from injury will be another welcome boost and will feel like a new signing for Aston Villa as the defender has only made two appearances so far after securing a four-year deal in the summer.

Over his two Premier League appearances, the talented Brazilian tallied up an 85% pass completion rate in his own half and won 50% of his aerial duels, as well as averaging 70 touches, one clearance and 50 accurate passes per game, proving that he is a progressive defender who could be beneficial in linking build-up play with the Villa midfield.

With that being said, Villa supporters have a lot to look forward to when the team get stuck back into their top flight campaign, Carlos' return combined with a new leader in Emery will surely be the huge boost the club needs to climb the table over the remainder of the season.