Aston Villa have set their sights on a Chelsea midfielder. (not in picture)
Aston Villa have set their sights on Chelsea's Carney Chukwuemeka, according to Football Insider (via Caught Offside). The report adds that the Villans are planning to bring their former player back to Villa Park this month.
Chukwuemeka arrived at Stamford Bridge as a highly regarded teenager in the summer of 2022 in a reported £22m deal. However, the 21-year-old has since struggled to live up to expectations with the Blues.
He has dropped further down the pecking order after Enzo Maresca's arrival at the club. The London giants were apparently keen to offload the Englishman last summer but a move failed to materialize.
This season, Chukwuemeka has registered just five appearances across competitions for Chelsea, only one of which was from the start. The Englishman is yet to be included in the matchday squad in the Premier League this campaign, further suggesting that Maresca doesn't rate the player highly.
