Club Evaluating Aston Villa Star, Could End Loan

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Jason Mowry/Getty Images Aston Villa loanee Leon Bailey and on-loan Liverpool left-back Kostas Tsimikas could be sent back by Roma in the January transfer window, as the Italian club are considering cutting their loan deals short. In the summer window, he attracted some transfer interest, and Roma loaned him in with an option to buy him next summer, but his time at the Giallorossi has been lacklustre.

However, Serie A giants Roma were able to loan him for the season, but he has only been a bit-part option for Gian Piero Gasperini. It has been suggested that the Giallorossi are making technical evaluations of Bailey and Tsimikas’ performances at the club, with the Jamaican having mostly been injured.

Bailey has played only 217 minutes of football so far and is yet to score a goal for Gasperini’s side, who are looking to back the experienced manager next month. Tsimikas has close to 500 minutes under his belt at Roma, but that is below Roma’s expectations, and he could be on his way back to Liverpool, who have struggled defensively.