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3 PL teams who should sign this £120k-a-week Man United star for free including Brighton
3 PL teams who should sign Ashley Young for free in the summer
According to ESPN, Manchester United captain Ashley Young is set to leave Old Trafford in the summer after 9 years with the club.
Young’s contract with the club expires at the end of the ongoing season and he is ready to talk to other clubs in January, according to the report. He was made the captain of the team by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after Antonio Valencia departed last summer.
Young came through the ranks of Watford’s youth system and joined Aston Villa in 2007. He then made a switch to Manchester United in 2011. He has been a mainstay in United’s squad since arriving.
In his 8 seasons at Old Trafford, Young has made over 250 appearances for the Red Devils. And in the process, he has won all the English domestic titles in his career.
The 34-year-old started as a winger and then shifted to the defence in the latter stages of his United career. He featured in 30 Premier League games in each of his last two seasons but this term, it has been different.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka has been the first-choice at right-back. Luke Shaw has been preferred ahead of Young at left-back and the emergence of Brandon Williams from the academy has put his first-team spot in jeopardy.
Solskjaer has been continuously using younger players for the majority of the season and it is clear that the £120,000-a-week star would likely remain on the bench if he continues at United.
Therefore, it would be good for him to move to other teams in England’s top-flight to get playing time before he hangs up his boots. He is in the twilight of his career and it is not advisable for him to continue at United given his age (34).
Let’s take a look at 3 Premier League teams who must sign the veteran in summer.
Brighton and Hove Albion
Graham Potter has only two proper left-backs available at his disposal in the likes of Brazilian Bernardo and Cameroon international Gaetan Bong. Bernado has featured in just 2 games so far but seems likely to take over from Bong, whose contract also expires in the summer.
In that case, Young can be used as a back-up if he cannot be accommodated in the starting XI. The former Watford man has got enough experience under his belt and has also played 11 times this season. He would be a better acquisition for the Seagulls on a free transfer.
Watford
Young is capable of playing decently on either wing and this must be a positive for Nigel Pearson to go for the club’s former academy prospect. Left-backs Adam Masina and Jose Holebas have been out of the squad for a long time due to injuries.
Right-back Daryl Janmaat’s knee injury has worsened the Hornets’ situation as they find themselves at the bottom of the table.
Therefore, Young’s return to his boyhood club in the summer would be a boost for the manager, who would be hoping to perform well right from the start of next season.
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Aston Villa
Before moving to Manchester, Young was a key player for the Villans and was at the peak of his career during his time at Villa Park. He made 190 appearances for them and knows the club very well.
Young’s experience would be valuable for the team and he can also lead them for some time as he has done a decent job leading United’s youngsters this term. Therefore, it would be good if Dean Smith lures him to Villa Park.
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(Photos) Aston Villa Women Players Meet Adorable Namesakes During Heartwarming Birmingham Dogs Home Visit
Aston Villa Women’s players received an unexpected surprise at training last week when six Staffordshire Bull Terrier-cross puppies visited Bodymoor Heath, each named after members of the squad following their rescue from heartbreaking circumstances in mid-October.
The six female puppies were discovered abandoned in a bin in Aston by a local resident, prompting Birmingham Dogs Home to take them in. The charity decided to name them Daly, Ellie, Stan, Océane, Kirsty and Gabi in honour of Villa players Rachel Daly, Ellie Roebuck, Lucy Staniforth, Océane Deslandes, Kirsty Hanson and Gabi Nunes.
Emotional Meeting at Bodymoor Heath
Goalkeeper Ellie Roebuck, who shares her name with one of the puppies, described the surprise visit as incredibly emotional. She praised Birmingham Dogs Home’s exceptional care and revealed plans to visit the centre soon to spend time with more dogs, encouraging supporters to back the charity’s work.
The England international admitted seeing how safe and content the puppies now appeared, knowing what they had endured, lifted the entire squad’s spirits during the training session.
Adoption Plans and Future Partnership
Kirsty Hanson expressed hope on Instagram that the puppies would find loving homes they deserve, thanking them for the visit. Birmingham Dogs Home responded positively, confirming the puppies were completing meet-and-greets with potential adopters and expected to move into new homes within the week.
The puppies will be ready for adoption once fully weaned, vaccinated and healthy. Aston Villa and Birmingham Dogs Home are planning to collaborate further during the Christmas period, building on this initial partnership.
Birmingham Dogs Home, founded in 1891, operates without government funding while caring for over 2,000 dogs annually. The charity provides 24-hour care for stray, abandoned and unwanted dogs across the West Midlands region.
Leon Bailey is a Jamaican professional football player who plays as a right winger for Serie A club Roma, on loan from Premier League club Aston Villa, and for the Jamaican national team and in this article, we will see more about the player’s Net Worth, Salary, Sponsors, Girlfriend, Tattoos, Cars, and more.
Leon Patrick Bailey famously called Leon Bailey joined Aston Villa from the German club Bayer Leverkusen in 2021. He is one of the top talents in Jamaica and has been playing at a top level in recent times. He works hard on the pitch and has high dreams of achieving a lot in the footballing world.
He has won the Belgian Young Footballer of the year in 2015 back in his times at Genk and later he moved to Leverkusen. He represents the Jamaican national football team since 2019 and has been playing regularly for the team. Let us get to know more about the winger’s profile in this article.
Leon Bailey’s Net Worth and Salary
Leon Bailey is a young player and footballing has contributed much to his earnings. The player’s net worth is estimated to be €17 million as of 2026. The market value of the player in 2026 is valued at €35.00m by Transfermarkt. He currently earns a whopping salary of 6 Million Euros per year playing for the club Roma. His salary at Serie A is higher than what he was earning for Aston Villa.
Leon Bailey Club Career
Leon began his youth career with Phoenix All-Stars. In 2015, Bailey joined the Belgian club Genk and quickly established himself as one of the top young talents in the league. He helped Genk win the Belgian Cup in 2016 and was named the league’s best young player in the same year.
Since joining Bayer Leverkusen in January 2017, Bailey has continued to impress with his performances on the field. In his first full season with the club, he scored 12 goals and provided 5 assists in all competitions. He also helped Leverkusen reach the final of the DFB-Pokal.
In the 2018-2019 season, Bailey was the club’s top scorer with 12 goals and 8 assists. He was also named in the Bundesliga Team of the Season. He continued his impressive form in the 2019-2020 season with 8 goals and 8 assists.
Bailey signed for Premier League club Aston Villa. He made his debut as a substitute on 14 August 2021 and scored his first goal for Villa on 18 September 2021 in a 3–0 home victory over Everton. His first season with Aston Villa was marked by several injuries which limited him to only 7 starts.
Leon Bailey International Career
Bailey made his debut for the Jamaica national team in 2016 and has since represented his country at several tournaments, including the CONCACAF Gold Cup and the Caribbean Cup. In May 2019, Bailey was named to the Jamaican provisional squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup and officially announced that he would represent the Reggae Boyz.
He earned his first cap in June 2019 and scored his first goal for Jamaica in September 2019 in a CONCACAF Nations League match. It’s also noted that Bailey was eligible to represent England but he has no grandparents born in England. He moved to the Aston Villa club in 2021 and was a top performer for the club. Leon Bailey moved to the Serie A club Roma in 2025 on loan. Reports indicate he will join Roma permanently after the season.
Leon Bailey Family
Leon Bailey was born on 9 August 1997 in Kingston, Jamaica. His father’s name is Craig Butler, and his mother’s name is not known but they struggled a lot to make him reach professional-level football. The other details of the family are not revealed yet.
Leon Bailey’s Girlfriend
The Winger has been enjoying his relationship with Stephanie Hope. The couple has been a joyful pair. The couple is blessed with a baby boy who is still unnamed and The proud father loves to spend time with his young kid.
Leon Bailey Sponsors and Endorsements
Leon Bailey has not been seen endorsing any company on his social media accounts. The player is in his growing phase and will attract sponsors if he is able to show up his abilities and skills on the field.
Leon Bailey Cars and Tattoos
Leon Bailey has been spotted driving a Brabus Mercedes Benz in the streets of Kingston in Jamaica. It is certain that the player has a decent car collection in his garage to roam out. Like many footballers, Leon Bailey has inked his skin on both the left and right shoulders, hands, and on his chest.
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Aston Villa has a rich history of achievements in English football and here we learn about the top 10 Aston Villa players of all time.
10. Gordon Cowans
Gordon Cowans is one of Villa’s most decorated players in recent history, renowned for his brilliant passing. Cowans have won the European Cup, the First Division title, the League Cup, and the European Super Cup. In three stays with Villa, he scored 59 goals and made 527 appearances after joining as a 12-year-old schoolboy.
9. Billy Walker
Billy Walker is still Aston Villa’s all-time leading goalscorer, despite retiring in 1934. While this may speak to the club’s strikers in the past (*cough* Darius Vassell *cough*), it also testifies to what a fantastic player Walker was.
Walker, who played at Villa Park for 20 years and scored 244 goals in 531 games, will go down as one of the club’s all-time greats.
8. Dennis Mortimer
Dennis Mortimer will be remembered as the captain of Aston Villa during their most successful period. Mortimer was the guy who raised the European Cup in Rotterdam on May 26, 1982, after a historic victory over Bayern Munich. After leading the claret and blues to the First Division title the year before, the Liverpudlian midfielder was instrumental in Villa’s continental triumph. For Villa, Mortimer appeared in almost 400 games.
7. James Milner
The former Aston Villa midfielder has made one of the most Premier League appearances, scoring 55 goals and assisting 83 others.
He made 129 games for Villa before moving on to become Liverpool’s vice-captain. James Milner had his greatest season between 2009 and 2010, winning the PFA Young Player of the Year title.
6. Peter Withe
The idyllic years of the early 1980s would not have been possible without Peter Withe‘s ambition.
Withe scored 92 goals in 233 appearances for Villa between arriving for a record £500,000 deal from Newcastle in 1980 and departing for Sheffield United in 1985.
Twenty of those goals helped Villa win the First Division in 1981, and he is still the last player to score so many league goals in a season three decades later. The next year, he scored Villa’s most famous goal, a shinned effort that won the European Cup in 1982.
5. Tony Morley
Tony Morley was not a great goalscorer, but he was a wonderful goalscorer who got famous for them when playing for Aston Villa in the early 1980s.
Under Ron Saunders’ guidance, the nimble winger assisted on Villa’s European Cup-winning goal in 1982 and helped them win the league title in 1981.
4. Peter McParland
Between 1952 and 1962, Peter McParland was the attacking midfielder for Aston Villa, making 293 games and scoring a total of 98 goals, more than any other side he played for throughout his career.
He is most remembered for scoring two goals in the 1957 FA Cup final against Aston Villa and Manchester United.
3. Dwight Yorke
Dwight Yorke is undoubtedly the best striker Aston Villa has had in the Premier League era, despite leaving in contentious circumstances for Manchester United.
Yorke was signed by Villa Park after being discovered by Graham Taylor on a pre-season tour of the West Indies in 1989. He began his career as a right winger, but it was in the 1995/96 season that he was shifted to centre forward, where he rapidly established himself as one of the greatest in England, if not the globe.
2. Allan Evans
During his career with Aston Villa, from 1977 and 1989, Allan Evans was one of their top defenders. When Aston Villa won the European Cup in 1982, he was a member of the winning squad and later became the club’s captain, guiding them back to the First Division. Evans scored 63 goals in 473 games for Aston Villa during his tenure there.
1. Paul McGrath
Only six defenders have ever won the PFA Players’ Player of the Year Award, and Paul McGrath is one of them. During his time, he was one of the best centre-backs in the game. McGrath represented Aston Villa in more than 250 games and scored 9 goals.
He was a member of Ron Atkinson’s Villa team that challenged Manchester United for the Premier League title in the early 1990s, and some Villa fans simply refer to him as ‘God.’
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