HITC understands that Jamaican international forward Leon Bailey has agreed terms with Aston Villa on his new contract.
HITC exclusively revealed at the start of January that Aston Villa were ready to reward Leon Bailey for his progress since joining the Second City giants.
The 26-year-old joined Aston Villa from Bayer Leverkusen in 2021 and this season has been his best to-date for the club with eight goals and six assists to his name.
HITC understands that talks have accelerated in the last month and terms in principle are agreed between the two parties and he set to put pen to paper on what sources describe as ‘long-term deal’.
His current contract is due to expire in 2025.
Agreement close
Villa boss Unai Emery has been hugely impressed with Bailey and green-lit the decision to tie him down, and president of football operations Monchi has now nearly finalised the agreement with the player’s representatives.
Ahead of this week’s FA Cup clash with Chelsea, Emery confirmed that Bailey was close to his new deal.
“We spoke to him, he is happy here, happy in Birmingham and at Aston Villa,” Emery told Villa’s website, ahead of Wednesday’s fourth-round FA Cup replay with Chelsea.
Talks progressing
“He is working progressively better. The idea is for him to extend the contract and we are close. I think he is going to sign.
“The adaptation for some players is longer, then we need to understand the adaptation, how each player can do it differently.
“Leon, he came from Germany and the first year he didn’t play consistently and he had some injuries. When I arrived here I tried to set him as a second striker and for him to take the best characteristics.
“He was still in the adaptation when I arrived here and the adaptation is everything. More or less, at the end, we can watch him on the pitch and this year he didn’t start really being strong even and last year he was not consistent always.”
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