Aston Villa have confirmed winger Leon Bailey has joined Roma on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy. Bailey joined Villa in the summer of 2021 from Bayer Leverkusen and has made a total of 144 appearances, scoring 22 goals.

Bailey, who is set to be officially unveiled as a Roma player today, arrived in the Italian capital on Tuesday to much fanfare before completing his medical ahead of his season-long loan from English Premier League club Aston Villa. Roma has an option to make the move permanent for £18.9 million after agreeing a £1.7-million loan fee with Villa.

Leon Bailey has been greeted by enthusiastic Roma fans as he arrived to complete his transfer from Aston Villa.Multiple sources confirm this is a loan for €2-3m with option to buy at the end of the