Leon Bailey, a 28-year-old Jamaican international, is expected to leave AS Roma, where he is on loan from Aston Villa, because of insufficient playing time. There is also no place for him in the Aston Villa squad. Anderlecht and Club Brugge are mentioned as clubs seeking to improve their wing positions. They are looking for a left-footed player who can operate on the right, a profile that matches Bailey. It is reported that Girona, a Spanish lower-table club, is also a candidate to assume his loan contract. For any top club in Belgium, a deal for the winger is considered possible only as a loan and on the condition that they would only need to cover a portion of his Premier League salary.
This season, the winger has made 7 appearances in Serie A, recording no goals or assists. He has 39 caps and 7 goals for his national team. Transfermarkt currently estimates his market value to be €18 million. Aston Villa initially signed Bailey from Bayer Leverkusen in August 2021 for a €32 million fee. His loan to Roma in August 2025 came with an option to buy for a reported sum of €22 million.
