Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher angry over what Aston Villa may have to do this summer

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Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville have shared their bemusement at what Aston Villa might have to end up doing this summer.

With FFP now a real problem in football, we’ve seen teams like Everton punished this season, while the likes of Nottingham Forest and Manchester City are also potentially in the mire as well.

With money such a dominant factor in Premier League football, there are even questions now over whether the current FFP regs are up to scratch.

And after hearing from an Aston Villa fan that the club might have to sell midfielder Jacob Ramsey on the latest episode of The Overlap’s fan debate, Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville expressed their shock at what clubs are having to do.

“That’s not right is it? That’s not right. It’s an academy player!,” Carragher commented.”

“That’s what City have been doing for years. Chelsea are selling Conor Gallagher, you’re selling Ramsey, United are selling Rashford. It’s not right. Clubs literally are selling academy players just to comply with FFP. It’s mad,” Neville added.

Aston Villa could be among a number of clubs facing issues this summer. Indeed, we saw the likes of Arsenal not spend in January for similar fears, while Newcastle United also had to tighten the purse strings.

Aston Villa one of many who could struggle with FFP

The FFP regs are causing such a problem now that it feels inevitable that clubs are going to fall foul and also, a change will be coming soon.

For clubs like Villa to nurture talent like Ramsay and then be forced to sell is quite ludicrous really when you think about it. The same can be said about a club like Chelsea, who are considering selling Conor Gallagher, one of their best players, to simply balance the books.

Carragher and Neville are spot on here in that it’s not right that the only way clubs can balance the books is by selling home grown players.

Something will no doubt change again in the near future. Quite whether it will benefit every club, remains to be seen.