{"id":16017,"date":"2025-07-24T11:58:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T15:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/24\/contract-talk-is-planned-fantastic-aston-villa-maestro-is-known-to-the-club-chiefs-about-his-feelings\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T11:58:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T15:58:01","slug":"contract-talk-is-planned-fantastic-aston-villa-maestro-is-known-to-the-club-chiefs-about-his-feelings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/24\/contract-talk-is-planned-fantastic-aston-villa-maestro-is-known-to-the-club-chiefs-about-his-feelings\/","title":{"rendered":"Contract talk is planned: &#8220;Fantastic&#8221; Aston Villa Maestro is known to the Club Chiefs about his feelings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/24\/contract-talk-is-planned-fantastic-aston-villa-maestro-is-known-to-the-club-chiefs-about-his-feelings\/#Digne_holds_contract_discussions_with_Aston_Villa\" >Digne holds contract discussions with Aston Villa<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/24\/contract-talk-is-planned-fantastic-aston-villa-maestro-is-known-to-the-club-chiefs-about-his-feelings\/#Will_Aston_Villa_make_Degnes_obvious_desires_go_back_and_forth_into_new_deals\" >Will Aston Villa make Degne&#8217;s obvious desires go back and forth into new deals?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>One of the current Aston Villa players appears to be determined to extend their stay at the club.<\/p>\n<p>There has been some speculation in recent weeks about Lucas Digne&#8217;s future, with Villa Park hierarchies reporting last month that they are ready to accept bids of between \u00a35 million and \u00a310 million on the French left-back.<\/p>\n<p>He turned 32 last weekend, making it the final 12 months of his current contract, but the former Everton and the Barcelona man still don&#8217;t seem ready to spend time on spells in the Midlands.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Digne_holds_contract_discussions_with_Aston_Villa\"><\/span>Digne holds contract discussions with Aston Villa<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Athletics Jacob Tancewell said Dignet is about to extend his time with Aston Villa and will be holding a contract meeting soon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Frenchman, who was a consistent starter throughout Unai Emery&#8217;s reign, came to the club in January 2022 and was preferred over fairly young Ian Mattesen in the starting XI last season.<\/p>\n<p>But as pointed out in the Birmingham Mail, the 32-year-old is one of the limits of people currently belonging to the Villian wage bill. Capologies quotes his current weekly salary at \u00a3120,000.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1634346\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1634346\" style=\"width: 738px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lucas-digne-414x275.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lucas-digne-630x418.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lucas-digne-768x510.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lucas-digne-770x511.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lucas-digne-900x597.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lucas-digne-1200x796.jpg.webp 1200w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lucas-digne.jpg.webp 1251w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 630px, (min-width:900px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 97vw, (min-width:414px) 414px, 100vw\"><\/source><\/picture><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1634346\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lucas Dignet will hold contract talks with Aston Villa Soon (Photo: Matt McNulty\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Will_Aston_Villa_make_Degnes_obvious_desires_go_back_and_forth_into_new_deals\"><\/span>Will Aston Villa make Degne&#8217;s obvious desires go back and forth into new deals?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Digne appears to have made his stance very clear, but it remains to be seen whether the desire to renew a contract will be reciprocated by the Aston Villa hierarchy.<\/p>\n<p>Some may question the wisdom of committing substantial resources to a player who turns 33 next summer.<\/p>\n<p>Others may feel that the Frenchman&#8217;s obvious desire to continue at Villa Park should be rewarded with a new deal, especially given his importance to the team under Emery.<\/p>\n<p>Certainly, Digne had already made a considerable impression before the arrival of the Spaniards. Predecessor Steven Gerrard lyrically waxed the &#8220;great&#8221; performance of Aston Villa&#8217;s left-back.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to determining whether a new contract will be offered, the ball appears to have been placed on the court of NSWE as the club and players approach a critical intersection.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the current Aston Villa players appears to be determined to extend their stay at the club. There has been some speculation in recent weeks about Lucas Digne&#8217;s future, with Villa Park hierarchies reporting last month that they are ready to accept bids of between \u00a35 million and \u00a310 million on the French left-back. 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