Last week, Gazzetta dello Sport appeared confident that Leon Bailey will leave AS Roma and return to Aston Villa this month.

This was taken as fact, with the Jamaican still struggling with an injury. It is his third fitness problem since he arrived in the summer. The biggest positives during Bailey’s loan to Roma have been his big words on arrival in Italy and his agent’s hype as the attacker returned from his first injury.

The Italian club are edging closer to signing Giacomo Raspadori and for that, they wanted an attacker to depart. Bailey has failed to make a mark since his arrival and is seen as the key candidate to leave.

Calciomercato IT now report the 28-year-old himself wants to return to Aston Villa from Roma.

His father-agent is also keen on the exit and has asked intermediaries to find a new destination. The idea of him moving to Turkey has emerged but the winger doesn’t seem to fancy that.

There is a possibility that he ends up leaving Aston Villa on loan again, although the destination is yet to be found

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