Aston Villa ready to accept Leander Dendoncker bid as Unai Emery makes decision – sources
Leander Dendoncker has no future at Aston Villa with the club now ready to listen to offers for his services, sources have told Football Insider.
It is believed the 28-year-old is set to be sold when he returns from his loan spell at Napoli this summer.
A well-placed source has told Football Insider that Unai Emery doesn’t believe Dendoncker has the energy and dynamism to thrive in his system.
Napoli signed the Belgium international on a loan deal in January but they have no plans to make his stay a permanent one.
The terms of a contract running until June 2028 were agreed in the winter window as part of their option to buy.
Aston Villa ready to listen to Dendoncker offers this summer
The former Wolves ace has made just three appearances totalling 21 minutes during his time at the Serie A champions.
He had played just 15 times for Aston Villa in the first half of the 2023-24 campaign, scoring once.
The likes of Boubacar Kamara, Douglas Luiz, John McGinn, Youri Tielemans and Jacob Ramsey are all ahead of Dendoncker in the pecking order.
He is under contract at Villa Park until June 2026 after joining the club in September 2022 for a reported fee of around £13million.
The Belgian has played just 36 times for the Midlands giants – with those outings totalling just 1163 minutes of action.
Dendoncker is adept at centre-back, defensive midfield and central midfield but his versatility has not been fully utilised during his time with Villa.
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