Gabby Agbonlahor calls for Aston Villa to raid Leicester for ‘cut-price’ Harvey Barnes amid potential summer exodus

Aston Villa legend Gabby Agbonlahor wants they club to sign Leicester’s Harvey Barnes in a potential ‘cut-price’ transfer.

Even though the Foxes beat West Ham 2-1 on the final day of the season, they have been relegated from the Premier League.

Barnes capped off a fine personal season on Sunday with a goal
However, he could be set to leave Leicester this summer following their relegation

Everton’s win against Bournemouth ensured they stay in the top flight, with Leicester now heading back to the Championship.

Many would have laughed at such a prospect at the beginning of the season given their Premier League and FA Cup success in recent years.

However, Dean Smith’s side are back in the second tier of English football and Agbonlahor is keen for Villa to sign one of their stars.

Speaking to talkSPORT, he revealed his belief that a number of key players will leave Leicester this summer:

He said: “If you get complacent in the Premier League, anyone can get relegated.

“Leicester have been complacent this season, they’ve had their struggles but, there’s going to be an exodus of players.

“[James] Maddison is going to go for less than they would’ve expected. Harvey Barnes, I want Aston Villa to go and get him now for a cut fee. We’ll give you £25-30million thank you very much.

“It’s a shame, [Timothy] Castagne, there’s talk about Inter Milan looking at him as a wing-back.

Agbonlahor is keen on Villa landing Barnes from Leicester
talkSPORT

“There’s a lot of players in that Leicester squad that are going to go and we’ve seen how hard it is to come straight back up.”

Barnes scored Leicester’s opener against West Ham but given their poor season, it wasn’t enough to keep them up.

He netted 13 goals for the Foxes this season, with his overall tally for the club across all competitions sitting at 45 in 187 appearances.

Whilst Leicester are down, Villa secured qualification for the Europa Conference League play-offs.

A move to Villa Park would therefore spell a return to European action for Barnes, who has already played in all three tiers of continental football.


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By: Robert Calcutt
Title: Gabby Agbonlahor calls for Aston Villa to raid Leicester for ‘cut-price’ Harvey Barnes amid potential summer exodus
Sourced From: talksport.com/football/1439833/gabby-agbonlahor-harvey-barnes-aston-villa-leicester/
Published Date: Mon, 29 May 2023 12:25:48 +0000