Aston Villa in fresh transfer link as agent opens door for move

Aston Villa have emerged as a potential destination for AS Roma left-back Leonardo Spinazzola.

According to La Roma 24, the 30-year-old Villa and rivals Arsenal are said to have an interest in the Italian. He is

coming to the

end of his contract in the summer and is free to engage in conversations with another club this month.

Sport Italia was informed by his representative Davide Lippe that there is no possibility of a renewal. If the market

doesn’t improve in January, [his contract] will expire.

Apart from Villa and Arsenal, Spinazzola is apparently being pursued by Galatasaray and multiple Saudi Arabian

clubs, according per II Tempo. However, there have been “no concrete offers” received thus far.

Roma manager Jose Mourinho once stated of Spinazzola, “Not only is he a great professional but he has also

shown great personal qualities.”

Alex Moreno and Lucas Digne are Unai Emery’s alternatives for left backs. The latter is expected to be absent for

several weeks due to a hamstring issue.