‘Negotiations continue’ – Clubs working hard to convince Aston Villa of agreeing to January move

In what appears could be one of the more draining transfer sagas for Aston Villa this January, the possible exit of Clément Lenglet is big news in Italy.

This comes as the Frenchman is hardly playing under Unai Emery, and AC Milan are keen on signing him on loan for the rest of the season.

We already covered the latest angle from Spain earlier on Thursday, which was that Aston Villa were standing in the way of the deal, but Gazzetta dello Sport believe work is still being done to convince them to let the player go.

It’s explained that the Barcelona loanee is the ‘first name on the list’ of targets to bolster Stefano Pioli’s squad in January, as he is a left-footed centre-back, which is exactly what they are after.

As things stand, ‘the negotiations continue’ between the three clubs involved, meaning AC Milan, Barcelona and Aston Villa.

This suggests that both the La Liga and Serie A sides are doing their best to convince the Villans of letting the player go, even if there appears to be some reluctancy from Unai Emery’s and Monchi’s side to let that happen.