Sources: Aston Villa ready to accept Leon Bailey offer amid ‘huge’ reveal
According to Football Insider, Aston Villa are open to listen to bids for Leon Bailey in order to acquire funds for another striker signing.
The Midlands club just completed the club-record signing of Moussa Diaby and are eager to acquire another attacker before the transfer window closes.
Bailey’s future is uncertain, with Al Nassr of the Saudi Pro League indicating an interest in him.
Villa would not discourage a move from the big-spending Middle East team, who have the funds to offer the Jamaica international what sources say is a “huge” contract as well as meet the Premier League club’s £20million-plus asking price.
The 25-year-old is set to slip down the pecking order following Diaby’s arrival and is not seen by Unai Emery as a regular starter in the new season.
Bailey’s current contract at Villa Park runs until 2025 after joining from Bayer Leverkusen in 2021, when Dean Smith as at the helm, for a reported fee of £30m.
The attacker has made just 54 appearances for the Premier League side since his arrival two years ago and netted six goals and offered up six assists in those outings.
Bailey started 26 Premier League games last season, although he only played the full 90 minutes in five of them.
In the 2022-23 season, he scored five goals and assisted on four others across all competitions.
