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title: "Aston Villa: Source shares Morgan Sanson update"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2022-04-27T06:05:43Z"
modified: "2022-04-27T06:05:43Z"
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# Aston Villa: Source shares Morgan Sanson update

**[Aston Villa](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-news/) are happy to allow Morgan Sanson to leave this summer, with his former club Marseille keen on his services, according to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-marseille-want-to-re-sign-morgan-sanson-as-aston-villa-price-revealed/).**

### The Lowdown: Sanson’s struggles at Villa

The 27-year-old has struggled since moving to the Midlands from France in January 2021, making just [20](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/morgan-sanson/leistungsdaten/spieler/174094) appearances in a Villa shirt.

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He is [yet](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/morgan-sanson/leistungsdaten/spieler/174094) to register a goal or assist for Villa and has made just [three](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/morgan-sanson/leistungsdaten/spieler/174094) league starts in 2021/22 under both Dean Smith and Steven Gerrard.

Football writer [Matt Maher](https://thisisfutbol.com/2021/11/blogs/premier-league/aston-villa/aston-villa-matt-maher-claims-morgan-sanson-is-behind-aston-villa-midfield-issues/) said earlier in the season that ‘Sanson was a big reason’ that Villa did not sign a central midfielder in the summer, which is ‘central to a lot of the problems’.

Gerrard appears to be on the hunt for midfield reinforcements ahead of his first full season in charge after recently scouting [Boubacar Kamara](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-news/aston-villa-journalist-reacts-to-boubacar-kamara-update/) and [Geoffrey Kondogbia](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-news/aston-villa-steven-gerrard-scouts-geoffrey-kondogbia/), and it looks as if Sanson could move on.

### The Latest: Source shares Sanson update

[Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-marseille-want-to-re-sign-morgan-sanson-as-aston-villa-price-revealed/) shared a story on Tuesday morning regarding Sanson after being informed by a French source. They claimed that Marseille are keeping tabs on their former midfielder and are interested in a possible move for him.

Villa are willing to sell and would accept an offer in the region of £10m for the 27-year-old after forking out [£14m](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11677/12199574/aston-villa-transfer-news-morgan-sanson-joins-from-marseille-in-14m-deal) less than 18 months ago.

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### The Verdict: Right call?

Things just haven’t worked out for Sanson in England, so a return to Ligue 1 – where he has contributed to [68 goals in 220 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/morgan-sanson/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/174094/wettbewerb/FR1) – could be the best move for all involved.

The 27-year-old has failed to nail down a regular role under Gerrard since November, even with the Villa manager switching to a [4-3-1-2](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aston-villa/spielplan/verein/405) system.

He will still have [three](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/morgan-sanson/profil/spieler/174094) years remaining on his Villa deal in the summer, so you’d like to think that the club will be able to bring in at least £10m for him over the coming months.

***In other news: [Gerrard and Villa chiefs eyeing move for new defender with same agent as four AVFC players](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-news/aston-villa-source-shares-duje-caleta-car-update/)***