Aston Villa’s apparent Jack Grealish replacement is a great talent who ‘gets better every game’

Add as preferred source on Google

Aston Villa have announced the signing of Leon Bailey on a four-year contract.

The 23-year-old has completed his Villans medical and agreed personal terms on a deal until 2025.

According to Fabrizio Romano, Villa have paid Bayer Leverkusen £30million for Bailey’s services.

Bailey’s signing comes amid speculation linking Jack Grealish with a move away from Villa.

Bailey is one of the most talented young attacking players in world football, so it’s a superb signing for Villa.

He has scored 39 goals and set up another 26 in more than 150 appearances for Bayer Leverkusen since signing from Genk in 2017.

Aston Villa have signed a player who “improves every game”

Peter Bosz, Bailey’s former manager, regularly sung his praises.

“Leon had it very hard, last year and early this season,” Bosz said a 3-1 win over Augsburg last year, in which Bailey set-up Moussa Diaby’s goal late on.

“But I see that he gets better with every game – physically, but also in terms of his football.

“When you see how much he runs, but also how much he sprints and his football playing quality, that’s always going up.

“In the last game against Nice, the first goal he set-up for Nadiem Amiri was really great.

“And he played well today [vs. Augsburg] too. He improves every game.”

In addition, Bailey has won nine caps for Jamaica, scoring once.

Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham and Everton reportedly wanted the talented winger last year.

But Bailey will now play in claret and blue, and Villa fans can look forward to a truly exciting star plying his trade for them.