Leon Bailey (out on loan to AS Roma?)

[PaulWinch again]

Yeah he was sensational at times.

[cdbearsfan]

Be great to offload him, absolute dead wood .

Oh, we know how you feel.

[LeeB]

Good luck to him. Probably needs a change of scenery.

I saw a comment on the last page saying he was crap. I don't agree with that but, he has definitely struggled to recapture any sort of form from the season before last.

A confidence player who is lacking confidence and has been for about a year.  A move is definitely good for all concerned in this instance.

He was carrying an injury the end of the previous season and has never seemed to recover from it, physically or mentally.

He's always been brittle, physically and mentally. It's kind of hard to fathom as his career progression demonstrated huge resilience, from a young kid all the way through. At his best, he was a key player in our CL qualifying team, starting or from the bench. Brilliant goal and cameo at Arsenal the highlight. But Emery long ran out of patience with him last season.

I know Sheff Utd were shit that season but I was up there for the away game and he was utterly unplayable, their poor lad at full back was absolutely tortured.
He was my player of the season that year, such a shame it was fleeting because when he was at it he was a joy to watch, like he was made of elastic.

[Ian.]

Be great to offload him, absolute dead wood .

Oh, we know how you feel.

Ha ha….if only

[SaddVillan]

Being reported by @Ocommando91 - Italian journo that we've agreed a €6m loan fee with a buy option of €18m. Comes out as £19m in total.

Would much prefer that the figures were in GBP with an obligation to buy and AS Roma picked up all if his wages for this season - £6.24m pa.

[Demitri_C]

Being reported by @Ocommando91 - Italian journo that we've agreed a €6m loan fee with a buy option of €18m. Comes out as £19m in total.

Would much prefer that the figures were in GBP with an obligation to buy and AS Roma picked up all if his wages for this season - £6.24m pa.

Its a bit pointless having a option as we know they wont take it after they see how crap he is. But if it means he going means we can get someone else in this window its a no brainer

[Matt C]

Sizable loan fee and his wages - by all accounts quite significant wages - off the books, seems like a fine short term solution. See where we are and he is next summer.

[Brazilian Villain]

Would much prefer that the figures were in GBP with an obligation to buy and AS Roma picked up all if his wages for this season - £6.24m pa.

We were promised it as part of Brexit, but it never materialised.

[Flamingo Lane]

As he wasn't on the bench today, I suppose that means he's off somewhere?

[Demitri_C]

As he wasn't on the bench today, I suppose that means he's off somewhere?

You would imagine the roma links are true and hopefully  its a obligation  to buy not "option' as i would say there is 99% chance they wont take the option and we are stuck with him next season again

[Matt C]

Fabrizio Romano reporting it’s nearly done. Imagine getting those wages off the books will help us.

[jwarry]

Bye Leon, some good times alme not so good.  Onwards and upwards

🚨🟡🔴 Leon Bailey to AS Roma, here we go! Verbal agreement with Aston Villa for €2/3m loan fee plus €22m buy option clause.

Bailey only wanted Roma as priority as reported last week, deal now agreed in principle.

Medical authorization expected next.

[Tuscans]

Bet they don't buy him

[Steve67]

I see Sancho has said no to them, I hope this makes them keener to grab Bailey!

[Brazilian Villain]

Bye Leon, some good times alme not so good.  Onwards and upwards

🚨🟡🔴 Leon Bailey to AS Roma, here we go! Verbal agreement with Aston Villa for €2/3m loan fee plus €22m buy option clause.

I trust that that the loan fee is in addition to Roma paying his wages.