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Sanson approaches a Ligue 1 club

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Morgan Sanson could return to France in the coming days. The Aston Villa midfielder could return to Montpellier, a club for which he has already worn the colors between 2013 and 2017.

Morgan Sanson

According to the information collected by The Team, Morgan Sanson could soon return to Ligue 1. The midfielder is in advanced discussions with Montpellier, a club whose jersey he has already defended between 2013 and 2017. The operation could lead to a loan for up to ‘at the end of the season, without a purchase option. The MHSC would like to go quickly, while other clubs including FC Nantes would also be on the move.

Sanson has only played 22 games for Aston Villa

Transferred by OM to Aston Villa for 16 million euros in 2021, the native of Saint-Doulchard only played 22 games with the Villans. The midfielder never appeared in the small papers of Steven Gerrard and his successor Unai Emery. The player seems to have no choice but to leave the English club. And he doesn’t seem to have a touch in the Premier League, a competition he dreamed of playing when he left Marseille.

A few weeks ago, his name was associated with OM. The information was quickly nuanced, the Marseille leaders not considering his return. Morgan Sanson, who played 157 games, scored 25 goals and delivered 22 assists under the Marseille tunic between 2017 and 2021, will not postpone it immediately. But it could therefore bounce back some 170 kilometers away, in the Hérault. Within the club which allowed him to explode in the elite.

Morgan Sanson has already worn the MHSC tunic 106 times, for 13 goals and 13 assists. He could return there to be coached by Romain Pitau, who was appointed in October. The technician has so far spent 7 games on the Montpellier bench, with only 1 victory at stake.

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