Another day in the winter transfer window has come to an end, and Football Italia reviews all the confirmed transfers on January 21. It was an evening dominated by Champions League action, but Serie A clubs were still quite busy in bringing in reinforcements for the second part of the season.
Gian Piero Gasperini confirms that Leon Bailey’s injury issues led to Roma’s decision to send the Jamaican winger back to Aston Villa: ‘We thought he could add real value.’ Aston Villa confirmed Bailey’s return from Roma on Wednesday, and Gasperini explained the club’s decision at a press conference later on.
Leon Bailey has left Roma, boarding his flight back to Birmingham on Tuesday, and the hierarchy is tracking another Tottenham player to replace him, Mathys Tel.
Multiple sources in Italy claim that Leon Bailey is set to return to Aston Villa after a disappointing loan spell at Roma, but what went wrong at the Olimpico for the 28-year-old?
New signings Donyell Malen and Robinio Vaz are in the Roma squad for tomorrow’s trip to Torino, but Leon Bailey pulled out with yet another injury. It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino 17.00 GMT (18.00 CET) on Sunday.
With Joshua Zirkzee talks stalling, Roma are reportedly considering keeping Evan Ferguson until the end of the season, but Leon Bailey could already return to Aston Villa.
Roma are not impressed with Leon Bailey’s returns this season, and are now exploring options to terminate his loan deal with Aston Villa according to reports
Roma could reportedly be ready to pull the plug early on Leon Bailey’s loan from Aston Villa after another injury ruled him out of the game with Lecce.
Roma are attempting to engineer a few transfers to fuel their Scudetto hopes, but they also need to make room, so Leon Bailey and Kostas Tsimikas could be sent back to Aston Villa and Liverpool, ending their loan spells prematurely, Corriere dello Sport informs (via Fantacalcio).
Aston Villa attacker Leon Bailey is on loan at Italian club Roma. However, the Jamaican has not managed to perform at a high level. He has had injury problems as well.
According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Paulo Dybala and Leon Bailey have recovered from injuries and are expected to be available for a big Serie A match against Napoli on Sunday night.
Leon Bailey has yet suffered another muscle injury and will remain out of action for at least 20 days, reports in Italy claim. Roma winger Bailey has suffered a new muscle injury and will be forced to the sidelines for at least 20 days, Italian media, including Gazzetta, report.
Gian Piero Gasperini says Evan Ferguson suffered a suspected ankle sprain against Parma, while Leon Bailey ‘struggled’ after making three consecutive appearances in Serie A: ‘Perhaps it was too early.’ Ferguson started in Roma’s home game against Parma on Wednesday, but was subbed off after just seven minutes with an ankle injury.
Roma head coach Gian Piero Gasperini has spoken to the press ahead of Thursday night’s Europa League match against Viktoria Plzen, providing an update on Leon Bailey and confirming Angeliño’s absence from the squad.
Leon Bailey is still unavailable for Roma, but Gian Piero Gasperini hopes the Aston Villa loanee will return to action in one or two weeks: ‘The encouraging thing is that we are close now, after eight weeks.’ Bailey joined Roma on an initial loan deal from Aston Villa over the summer, but has yet to make his debut with the Giallorossi.
There is mixed news from the Roma treatment room, as while Leon Bailey might finally be ready for his debut, Angelino’s problem is more serious than previously believed.
Leon Bailey’s father and agent posted a video reassuring Roma fans that the former Aston Villa man will be ready to take them to ‘heights no one dreamed possible.’ The attacking wide man has not played a single minute of football for the Giallorossi, as he suffered a serious muscular injury in his very first training session.
Leon Bailey’s frustrating start to life at Roma continues, with the winger still sidelined almost two months after picking up an injury in his very first training session with the club.
Leon Bailey and Jonathan Russell scored shortly before halftime, leading Jamaica to a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Guadeloupe on Friday in a CONCACAF Gold Cup match at San Jose, Calif.
When pundits selected their preseason picks for the English Premier League's most likely title challengers, they went with usual suspects Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool. Few expected Birmingham-based Aston Villa to be in the mix, and yet the club sits just two points off the top of the table.