Aston Villa Seek Exit For Leon Bailey After Cutting Asking Price
The club is pushing to sell the misfiring winger before the summer deadline to reduce his wage burden, free his role for a new signing and fix a tactical mismatch in Unai Emery’s squad.
Overview
- Unai Emery has said the club expects Bailey to leave before the transfer window closes and sources report active negotiations with clubs including Al Diriyah, Sevilla and others.
- Aston Villa have lowered their asking price to roughly €9m–€10m to accelerate a move after months of limited interest at higher fees.
- Bailey’s reported wages, around £120,000 a week, are a major sticking point in talks and have narrowed the range of realistic suitors.
- Villa signed Ibrahim Mbaye from PSG to occupy Bailey’s structural role and Bailey has been largely frozen out of the first-team since that arrival.
- Once a strong performer in 2023/24, Bailey’s recent seasons have been disrupted by injuries and a poor loan spell at AS Roma, he remains under contract until 2027 which raises the club’s urgency to salvage a fee or offload his wages.