Reliable Aston Villa reporter Ashley Preece shared a story regarding a possible exit for striker Wesley Moraes in January.
And, as to be expected, a number of Villa supporters have been giving their thoughts to the update on social media.
The 25-year-old made the move to the Midlands back in 2019 from Club Brugge in a deal worth £22.5m. However, the Brazilian struggled in England and was just beginning to show what he was capable of before he picked up a serious knee injury against Burnley back in 2020 - he has played just 120 minutes of senior football since.
Wesley was then sent on loan to Brugge over the summer but is yet to score and has started just one game, and it seems as if a return to his native country could be on the cards.
Birmingham Live cited reports from Brazil in a story on Monday evening, where Wesley’s agent claimed that Internacional and Sao Paulo were keen on a January move. He’s reportedly cut short his loan spell with Brugge, with Sao Paulo making a direct proposal to Villa.
Villa fans react
Preece shared the news on Twitter on Tuesday morning. This is what these Villa fans had to say, with a number still not over Ben Mee’s challenge and one describing the severity of the impact the injury had on Wesley's career as ‘crazy’.
“Blokes was awful before his horror injury, and as a result of that he's even worse now”
“This is what happens when you have teams who play the way Burnley do. It continues to be an absolute disgrace that he wasn’t punished for that “tackle”.”
“Such a shame what happened to Wesley. Crazy how an injury can completely derail everything. Mind you surely worth keeping around as a 3rd choice striker for the season?”
“Best thing for all concerned I think. Ben Mee ruined this guys career and didn’t even get a yellow card”
“I’m surprised anybody is prepared to take that gamble. Since he came back from that injury he looks like he can barely run”
“It was an awful injury - and one that was recklessly inflicted - it will take a long time to recover from it - if he ever recovers. My loathing of Burnley and their thuggish ways is incapable of increasing.”
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