Hull City in talks to sign Aston Villa’s Leon Bailey | OneFootball

Hull City are in talks to sign Leon Bailey from Aston Villa, according to The Athletic. 

The newly promoted Premier League club have held talks with Villa and the player’s representatives in recent days. 

Bailey is not part of manager Unai Emery’s plans, and the Midlands outfit are seeking a permanent transfer for him this summer. 

Trabzonspor and Celta Vigo have also expressed an interest in the 28-year-old, but he prefers to remain in England. 

Bailey joined Villa from Bayer Leverkusen in 2021. He has made 163 appearances across all competitions, bagging 23 goals and 25 assists. 

The experienced forward was sent on a season-long loan to Roma last summer, but injury issues wrecked his spell in Italy. He started just one Serie A game. 

He was recalled by Villa in January and made 13 Premier League appearances. 

Villa are enduring a difficult summer transfer window. They lost Youri Tielemans to Manchester United, and Morgan Rogers is poised to join Chelsea in a British record £117 million fee. 

They have signed midfielder Johan Manzambi, but they also want an elite winger who can run beyond opposition defences.

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