With Tottenham’s interest in Clément Lenglet slowly waning as the days went by, a new club emerged as a destination for the French defender: Aston Villa.
It was a bit surprising, since there is no dire need at Villa Park for a player like him, but it just goes to show how ambitious Unai Emery and Monchi are this season, wanting to add quality across the board.
Marca have a new article on the situation on Wednesday, and point out that Aston Villa remain the club ‘best placed’ to sign Lenglet at this moment in time.
At this moment in time, ‘everything indicates’ that the player will return to the Premier League after last season’s spell in London, but this time, it will be ‘in the ranks’ of Aston Villa.
Regarding the nature of the deal, Sport have a bit more, and state Barcelona would consider ‘an exit in the form of a loan’, simply to not have to pay his wages, which is what they did last season.
Right now, the parties are in discussions to try and find a solution, but ‘everything is to be decided in these last three days’, with Lenglet seemingly on his way to Birmingham, where Aston Villa appear to be waiting for him.
