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title: "Aston Villa: Fans react as Wesley continues to recover from injury"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Luke Seychell"
section: "Aston Villa"
published: "2020-11-06T13:15:18Z"
modified: "2020-11-06T13:15:18Z"
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# Aston Villa: Fans react as Wesley continues to recover from injury

**Aston Villa striker Wesley suffered a [horrible injury](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/wesley/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/381362/verein/405) last season, and he is on his road to recovery. The club [posted](https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1324411658291347457?s=20) a video of his progress and a lot of fans are buzzing to see him return in the near future.**

The video was taken by Tyrone Mings as he said his teammate was ‘looking strong’. The cruciate ligament rupture has seen the Brazilian miss 41 games (366 days) and counting ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/wesley/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/381362/verein/405)). One fan replied to the tweet, as he said: ‘Yes I really like him. He’s going to blossom big’.

The [23 year-old](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/wesley/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/381362/verein/405) was looking to adapt decently to English football following his arrival in the summer of 2019. He had featured 22 times, picking up [one assist and six goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/wesley/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/381362/verein/405). One of these came in the Burnley match in which he suffered his injury.

Dean Smith did provide an update on the striker in late October, [saying:](https://www.premierinjuries.com/injury-table.php) ‘He’s working with the physio but he’s out with his boots on and running and kicking. He’s a little way off from being with the group; it’s a gradual process.’

It is good to see that a year after his injury, he is able to be doing some recovery involving weights with his legs, and he will be hoping that he can feature in the new year.

### Here is how Villa fans reacted to the update on Wesley:

https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1324411658291347457?s=20

> Yes I really like him. He’s going to blossom big. Him and Watkins together please.
>
> — The Villa Decree 🇱🇻🇫🇲🇱🇻🇫🇲 (@TheVillaDecree) [November 5, 2020](https://twitter.com/TheVillaDecree/status/1324415011486195712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Man that left calf going to take some training. Great to see the big man back in training like this though. Will be great to have the extra striker in and around the team.
>
> — Gregg Lowrie 🦁 (@Deotron) [November 5, 2020](https://twitter.com/Deotron/status/1324414315349368832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> C’mon Big Wes!!! Can’t wait to have him back!!!
>
> — Liam Flanagan (@LF\_Doom) [November 6, 2020](https://twitter.com/LF_Doom/status/1324622753434095618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Glad to see him back in training 👌🏻
>
> — Luc Wood (@straightedgeze2) [November 5, 2020](https://twitter.com/straightedgeze2/status/1324423649504432129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> buzzing to see him back.
>
> — Tom (@tom\_avfc1) [November 5, 2020](https://twitter.com/tom_avfc1/status/1324411934813409280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Good to see 👌💪
>
> — Terry O’Brien (@tgobrien79avfc) [November 5, 2020](https://twitter.com/tgobrien79avfc/status/1324419069953658890?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***In other news, Villa fans are ecstatic following an update from the Athletic. Have a read of what it is [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-news/aston-villa-fans-ppv-football/)!***