Lino Sousa

[AV84]

He is 19 i think he will be involved in forst team picture

I don't think he has ever played first team football

Might depend on how long Digne is out for. We're basically working with one RB and one LB at the moment, and neither of them are in spectacular form.

[villadelph]

I'm very surprised Arsenal were willing to part with him - great for us. This is exactly the type of signing we need.

Sousa on the left, KKH/Nedeljkovic on the right - future's bright!

[Paul.S]

I’m very happy we are planning for the future and scouting players. You don’t have to spend 10’s of millions.

[kippaxvilla2]

What would make this better is if his surname was Leum.

[cdward]

What would make this better is if his surname was Leum.

or Richie..

[ChicagoLion]

What would make this better is if his surname was Leum.

or Richie..

I think he prefers Assistant referee.

[Dave]

Looking at an Arsenal forum they seem pretty surprised they're letting him go.

Nice one Edu, let one of our most promising younger go to Villa

Sousa is talented to be fair. Proper modern full back but with good athleticism. Expect him to debut within the next 6-12 months and we'll hear gooners crying on twitter for weeks when it happens.

Bit odd this one. Can't work out why we are selling him when we have nothing in that position elsewhere in the youth set up. I guess this means Villa think the very highly Ben Chrisene hasn't recovered from the bad knee injury he got. Villa have 2 very good left backs but both are 30, and if Chrisene is finished they have no others over the age of 17.

But unless its a contract issue or the player is homesick to return to the midlands, I'm not sure what the thinking is here.

Never heard of him, personally.

[Brazilian Villain]

We'll probably get more favourable offside decisions if we're chanting 'we love you Lino, we do".

[VillaTim]

Great to see The Athletic were all over this one , well worth the subs.

[Sexual Ealing]

@villareport
🚨 Aston Villa intend to loan Lino Sousa to a Championship club.
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[pablo_picasso]

Looking at an Arsenal forum they seem pretty surprised they're letting him go.
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Never heard of him, personally.

Heres one from Twitter,

Shocked to see we’re selling Lino Sousa to Aston Villa. He’s considered one of the best players at the academy and has already made our bench quite a few times. If we aren’t receiving a decent fee and a hefty sell-on clause this feels like it could be a mistake…

[Brazilian Villain]

I wonder if we'll send on loan him to Plymouth.

[UK Redsox]

Surprised that Sousa didn't sign for Leeds........'marching on together'

[Percy McCarthy]

I wonder if we'll send on loan him to Plymouth.

Apparently so.

[AV84]

What would make this better is if his surname was Leum.

or Richie..

There's a guy in Dublin does carpets and vinyl flooring