Emery’s stance convinces Aston Villa to block player’s exit – Manager doesn’t want to hear about January transfer

Since joining Aston Villa on loan in the summer, Clément Lenglet of Barcelona hasn’t been able to get any consistent playing time at Villa Park.

Due to this, AC Milan expressed interest in signing the center back in January. Sport talks about the Serie A team’s interest in the Aston Villa player.

There are rumors that the Catalan club is examining the possibility of another loan move to San Siro.

It took until last Friday for Lenglet to make his first Premier League appearance of the year, and that came

about because Pau Torres was sidelined by injury. The Frenchman had only been

utilized by Unai Emery in the UEFA Conference League before that.

Sport reports that despite the current circumstances, the Villas manager is “depending on the 28-year-old is

anticipated to complete his loan stint with the Premier League team.

Journalist Niccolò Ceccarini of TuttoMercatoWeb claims that the Rossoneri “insist” on signing the former Sevilla player. Their need to add a center defender has grown as a result of Fikayo Tomori’s injury.

While Emery has “not opened in the slightest” to his potential departure next month, other teams are interested in the center-back.

These elements might make it challenging for Milan to sign him, but the reporter notes that things might change before the end of the January window.

Milan “concretely explored” the prospect of signing Lenglet, according to Calciomercato. Because Lyon has entered the race in the final few hours and Aston Villa “tries to raise the wall,” a deal is still complicated.