One present Aston Villa participant is seemingly decided to increase his keep on the membership.
There was some hypothesis in latest weeks as to the way forward for Lucas Digne, with stories final month that the Villa Park hierarchy could possibly be ready to simply accept bids as little as £5m-£10m for the French left-back.
He turned 32 final weekend and is now into the ultimate 12 months of his present contract, though the previous Everton and Barcelona man doesn’t appear able to name time on his spell within the Midlands simply but.
Digne planning to carry contract talks with Aston Villa
Based on Jacob Tanswell for The Athletic, Digne ‘plans to carry contract talks quickly’ as he seeks to increase his time with Aston Villa.
The Frenchman – who’s been a constant starter all through Unai Emery’s reign – got here to the membership in January 2022 and was typically most well-liked to the significantly youthful Ian Maatsen within the beginning XI final season.
Nonetheless, as famous by Birmingham Mail, the 32-year-old is among the many greater finish of these presently on the Villans’ wage invoice – Capology cite his present weekly pay at £120,000, 80% of what joint-top earners Emiliano Martinez, Youri Tielemans and Boubacar Kamara are taking residence.
Will Aston Villa reciprocate Digne’s obvious want for a brand new deal?
Whereas Digne has seemingly made his stance fairly clear, it stays to be seen whether or not the need for a contract renewal can be reciprocated by the Aston Villa hierarchy.
Some could query the knowledge of committing substantial sources to a participant who’ll flip 33 subsequent summer season, is likely one of the membership’s highest earners and has loads of cowl in his place.
Others may really feel that the Frenchman’s obvious want to proceed at Villa Park should be rewarded with a brand new deal, significantly given his significance to the workforce underneath Emery.
Certainly, Digne was already making a sizeable impression previous to the Spaniard’s arrival, with predecessor Steven Gerrard waxing lyrical over the left-back’s ‘unbelievable‘ performances for Aston Villa.
The ball seems to have been positioned in NSWE’s court docket as membership and participant strategy a big crossroads relating to deciding whether or not or not a brand new contract is obtainable.
