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title: "Aston Villa: Guilbert could leave this summer"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-guilbert-could-leave-this-summer/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Aston Villa"
published: "2021-03-11T15:10:25Z"
modified: "2021-03-11T15:10:25Z"
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# Aston Villa: Guilbert could leave this summer

**Aston Villa are already planning to strengthen their right-back ranks, with Frederic Guilbert’s Villa Park future hanging by a thread.**

According to [The Athletic’s Gregg Evans](https://theathletic.co.uk/2437053/2021/03/10/what-was-elmo-doing-yes-an-error-but-villa-eyeing-long-term-with-right-backs/), the club are monitoring the Frenchman’s progress out on loan at Strasbourg.

Guilbert has already [registered two assists in Ligue 1 and scored an injury-time winner](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/frederic-guilbert/leistungsdaten/spieler/354352) against Monaco earlier this month.

However, [Evans](https://theathletic.co.uk/2437053/2021/03/10/what-was-elmo-doing-yes-an-error-but-villa-eyeing-long-term-with-right-backs/) goes on to add that the 26-year-old, who is attracting interest from English sides, is unlikely to get another chance to feature for the club.

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Villa will [reportedly](https://theathletic.co.uk/2437053/2021/03/10/what-was-elmo-doing-yes-an-error-but-villa-eyeing-long-term-with-right-backs/) head back into the market this summer for an additional right-back to provide competition for first-choice Matty Cash, as well as keeping a close eye on teenager Kaine Kesler in the academy.

### Transfer Tavern take

Guilbert, on [£27,000-a-week](https://salarysport.com/football/player/fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric-guilbert/), signed for Villa back in [January 2019 for £4.5m](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/frederic-guilbert/transfers/spieler/354352) and has made [31](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/frederic-guilbert/leistungsdaten/spieler/354352) appearances for the club to date.

His [Transfermarkt valuation](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/frederic-guilbert/marktwertverlauf/spieler/354352) has dropped from a career-high of £8.1m in December 2019 to £4.5m just 12 months later.

So, based on that, it will be interesting to see how much Villa receive for the full-back, should they decide to cash in. Guilbert’s Villa Park deal currently runs until [2023](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/frederic-guilbert/profil/spieler/354352) and with unnamed English clubs keen, Villa could still make a profit on the Frenchman.

***In other news: Plenty of Villa fans have been buzzing at a simple club post earlier this week, find out more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-news/aston-villa-fans-buzz-as-wesley-returns-to-training/).***