Serie A defending champions interested in signing 28-year-old Barcelona loanee in January – report

The future of Clement Lenglet proceeds to be shrouded in uncertainty after he left Barcelona last summer on loan to Aston Villa.

The Frenchman has struggled to become a mainstay under Unai Emery. Lenglet has played regularly in Europa Conference League games, but he has only participated in a handful of Premier League games this season, which has raised doubts about his future.

While AC Milan and teams from Saudi Arabia have previously shown great interest in the player, Aston Villa appeared quite reluctant to let him go early.

Napoli interested in making a move

Now, according to SPORT As long as Barça, Lenglet, and Aston Villa agree, Napoli are reportedly considering making a formal bid to keep the player on loan until the end of the current campaign.

However, as of right now, Aston Villa does not want to terminate the loan because they believe that Lenglet is a valuable addition to the team and can be useful until the end of the season.

Emery even offered support to the Frenchman in public, expressing his satisfaction with the player.

Even so, everything will depend on how strongly committed the Frenchman is. If he makes his desire to leave known and makes an attempt to hit the exit door in search of more minutes, a move could materialize.

Lenglet would be well-suited at Napoli, and Barça would like to see him play so that they can recover his summer transfer value. After all, they are in dire need of any potential funds.

Three weeks remain until the market closes, so all options are being evaluated. The player was proposed to Bayern, but that has been ruled out for the time being.