Palmeiras have entered talks over a deal for Premier League forgotten man Wesley Moraes with Lance reporting that Aston Villa are happy to let the striker return to Brazil on a season-long loan deal.
Last week, Conor Hourihane admitted that he has probably played his last game in claret-and-blue.
One wonders whether the same can be said of a man who, back in 2019, became Aston Villa’s £22 million record signing.
After spending 15 months on the sidelines due to an ACL injury he picked up during a 2-1 victory over Burnley two years ago, Wesley’s future at Villa Park looks more uncertain now than ever before.
The Brazil international returned to former employers Club Brugge on loan last summer.
Since then, the manager who brought him to England in the first place – Dean Smith – has been replaced by Steven Gerrard.
And the signings of Ollie Watkins and Danny Ings, plus the emergence of Cameron Archer, threaten to push him further down the pecking order.
Will Wesley Moraes ever play for Aston Villa again?
Wesley said this month that he would relish the prospect of a return to his South American homeland. Furthermore, he was flattered by Palmeiras’ interest
Palmeiras were crowned the greatest team on the continent for a second year running in November, beating Flamengo in the Copa Libertadores final.
An agent working on behalf of Palmeiras coach Abel Ferreira has entered talks with Wesley regarding a potential switch to the Sao Paulo outfit.
The report adds that Aston Villa are open to letting Wesley sign a one-year loan deal, albeit without a purchase option. Though both clubs are yet to reach an agreement over how his £35,000-a-week wages will be paid.
Aston Villa believe that a return to Brazil would be a good opportunity for Wesley to ‘showcase’ his talents after two injury-hit years.
Should he rediscover his goaslcoring touch, Villa would stand a far greater chance of recouping that £22 million investment.
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