Ex-West Ham star turned flop Felipe Anderson wanted by Aston Villa in January

Former West Ham winger Felipe Anderson is scheduled to meet with Aston Villa to discuss returning to the United Kingdom.

After struggling to get playing time under Hammers manager David Moyes, Felipe Anderson departed West Ham in the summer of 2021 to join his former team, Lazio. However, it appears that Aston Villa may be able to lure Anderson back to the Premier League.

While clubs are starting to conduct business during the January transfer window, Villa appears eager to finalize an agreement for Anderson before the summer.

The 30-year-old has been playing brilliantly for Lazio since leaving West

Ham, therefore I believe Moyes made a huge mistake in selling him for barely £4 million.

The Hammers manager may come to regret allowing the Brazilian winger to

leave the team 2.5 years ago, based on the appearance of the player.

This is due to reports from Sky Sports that Anderson and Aston Villa are prepared to negotiate a pre-contract this month in order to sign Anderson for free in the summer.

The Premier League is currently being dominated by Unai Emery’s team, so the

Lazio star must be doing something right for the Spaniard to want him.

Felipe Anderson wanted by Aston Villa

The 30-year-old winger has bagged 20 goals and 23 assists for Lazio since returning to the club in 2021 (Transfermarkt).

He has shown real form, and there are no signs that he’s about to slow down.

If Villa are set to open pre-contract talks to sign him, it would highlight a big mistake made by Moyes.

I feel like he should have either kept hold of him for longer or sold him for a much

larger fee. His form back in Italy is proof that he’s still got what it takes to make a

big difference at the very highest level of the game.

It’s strange because, with Lucas Paqueta sidelined due to injury and Mohammed Kudus expected to miss four or five weeks of activity due to his AFCON trip, we could really use someone like the South American winger right now.

Felipe Anderson will make West Ham appear extremely foolish if he signs a free transfer to Aston Villa in the summer and winds up playing brilliantly for the west Midlands team.