Aston Villa manager Unai Emery is not ruling out the possibility of Lucas Digne leaving Villa Park this summer.
Lucas Digne has been heavily linked with a move away from Aston Villa, and while Emery has stated that the left-back staying is the more likely outcome right now, he has not closed the door on an exit.
“We were managing with him at the beginning of the season of the possibility [him leaving] maybe, if it was good for him, it was good for the club and we could have in the squad two good left-backs like with him and Alex Moreno,” the Villa boss was recently quoted as saying by BirminghamLive.
“That could be a possibility. But today, tonight, he’s more closer to staying here than to leave.”
With Moreno out injured, Emery has been using Digne in the left-back position. The 30-year-old started in Villa’s 5-0 win against Hibernian in the Europa Conference League on Wednesday and made a huge impact, setting up three goals.
According to RMC Sport, Nice are hoping to sign Digne before the transfer window closes, but the Villans’ failure to land a replacement so far is holding up a deal.
Lucas Digne staying would not be terrible news for Aston Villa
From Villa’s perspective, it would not be a negative development if Digne ended up remaining at Villa Park.
The £120,000-a-week (Salary Sport) France international is obviously a very experienced full-back who can be devastating when going forward, as he showed in that emphatic win against Hibs.
Looking at things from Digne’s point of view, though, you can understand why he would be open to a move elsewhere.
While he is playing now, there is no guarantee that he will be the team’s first-choice left-back once Moreno returns from injury.
The fact that Emery seems open to letting him go is not exactly reassuring either if you are the former Everton man.
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