‘He’s not up to it’ – Aston Villa fans react to £5m Lovre Kalinic exit rumours

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Aston Villa manager Dean Smith is weighing up his goalkeeper options this summer. And he could be ready to sell Lovre Kalinic just half a season after signing him.

According to the print edition of The Sun (as relayed by Sun journalist Alan Nixon), Aston Villa want to sell Kalinic for £5m. This will be a £2m loss after they spent £7m on him in January, according to talkSPORT.

The Croatia international only played eight games but was at fault for a few goals and looked nervous. He replaced Orjan Nyland in the side but was equally error-prone with his performances.

Eventually, Jed Steer became the first-choice goalkeeper and helped to shore things up. With Steer between the sticks, Aston Villa earned promotion to the Premier League.

And now Smith is ready to let Kalinic leave so that he can bring in another goalkeeper to compete with Steer. But whether the Villans can receive £5m for the 28-year-old remains to be seen.

Aston Villa fans took to Twitter to discuss this latest Kalinic rumour. Here are some tweets showing how Aston Villa fans reacted to news that the club will sell him for £5m.