Aston Villa will be keeping a close eye on record signing Moussa Diaby, as the French winger has made his feelings clear about the possibility of returning to PSG.
Unai Emery has done extremely well since arriving at Villa Park as the club has made great progress on and off the field.
The Spanish boss guided Aston Villa to a European place last season and they have had recruitment success this summer thanks to their new European pedigree.
Diaby was among the signings made by Emery this summer and the French winger has immediately adapted to life in the Premier League.
After joining for a club record fee of £51.9million, Diaby hasn’t wasted any time in making a significant impact. The 24-year-old has two goals and two assists to show from his first five league matches.
Aston Villa managed to tie the winger down to a five-year deal in the summer so they won’t be sweating over his short-term future, but Diaby has made an interesting claim in a recent interview.
The French star spent his formative years with PSG, but he left the club in 2019 in search of regular first team football. Bayer Leverkusen gave him his next opportunity and he hasn’t looked back since.
While the 24-year-old has only just put his foot down at Aston Villa, he has left the door open for a return to PSG in the future.
Diaby left the door open
PSG’s latest recruitment policy sees them ditch Lionel Messi and Neymar to sign promising young French players.
Diaby would certainly fit the type of player PSG are looking to sign currently and it seems like Diaby would be open to such a move in the future.
“PSG is my training club,” Diaby explained via Foot Mercato.
“I learned everything there, I spent seven years at the club, I worked with a lot of players.
Some are experts today, others are not.
I played my first professional match with PSG.
It was a powerful and important moment.
“I can’t forget that.
It’s a club in the capital, the city where I live.
PSG was a great adventure for me.
I reluctantly had to take another path.
To develop my career and advance, I had to leave.
If I stay at PSG, I will have less playing time.
While Diaby admitted he had to leave PSG at the time, it seems he is open to the idea of reuniting with his old club in the future.
Diaby added: “PSG will always be PSG.
“I am often told that fans are thinking about my return.
Great.
That means they haven’t forgotten me.
“The fans know that I have trained at this club and I am ready to give everything for this shirt.
It also means I do good things.
If I’m not good, they won’t think of me coming back.
It’s fun to read and know.
Maybe one day I’ll come back.
No matter what, PSG will always be in my heart.»