He does not stay at Aston Villa and is “looking” for Gianiolo to return to Italy

The departure should be considered a given Nicolos Zaniolo from Aston Villa next summer.

According to Italian journalist Nicolo Schira, the 24-year-old midfielder wants to return to his country and to Serie A, while Aston Villa are not willing to activate the purchase option in their agreement with Galatasarai.

THE Janiolo he is playing on loan to Olympiakos’ opponent in the semi-final stage of this year’s Conference League (he came on as a substitute in the 84th minute of his team’s first meeting with the “red and whites”), and although he has played in 39 games with the “Villans”, he has not performed the expected (3 goals and 0 assists) and is expected to leave after the end of this season.

Nicolo #Zaniolo would like to return to play for a #SerieA‘s club. #AstonVilla won’t trigger the option to buy for him as revealed in March. He will return to #Galatasaraybut he could leave again. #transfers #AVFC https://t.co/8nebKfJrju

— Nicolo Schira (@NicoSchira) May 3, 2024

The 24-year-old Italian international moved to Turkey for her sake Milk in February 2023, having managed to play just 13 games in her shirt before joining on loan at Aston Villaessentially looking for his good competitive self, after his departure from Roma.