{"id":132957,"date":"2025-05-26T10:06:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T10:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/132957\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T10:06:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T10:06:11","slug":"defender-drops-aston-villa-transfer-hint-after-premier-league-loan-spell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/132957\/","title":{"rendered":"Defender drops Aston Villa transfer hint after Premier League loan spell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aston Villa sent Alex Moreno out on loan to Nottingham Forest at the start of the season<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0_Nottingham-Forest-v-Crystal-Palace-Premier-League-City-Ground.jpg\" alt=\"Nottingham Forest loanee Alex Moreno\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Nottingham Forest loanee Alex Moreno(Image: PA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Alex Moreno has hinted that Nottingham Forest will not take up their option to buy him from Aston Villa on a permanent basis this summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/aston-villa-fc\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Villa <\/a>left-back joined Forest last summer on a season-long loan, which included a buy option.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">He signed for Villa for \u00a313m in January 2023, so Forest\u2019s option to buy would have been substantially less than that figure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Moreno\u2019s contract expires in 2026, and he will therefore enter the final 12 months of his deal shortly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">He has made only two appearances in Forest\u2019s last nine league games, and just four in their last 18.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">On X (formerly Twitter), Moreno posted a message to Forest supporters following their defeat at home to Chelsea:<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cI\u2019d like to take this moment to say goodbye to all the fans \u2013 a wonderful crowd who always deserve the very best.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Thank you to my teammates and all the club staff who supported me every single day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;I\u2019ll carry a piece of each of you in my heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>How much is Moreno worth? <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/defender-drops-aston-villa-transfer-31722569#comments-wrapper\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Tell us here<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Every day, the BirminghamLive football desk strive to deliver all manner of news, features and transfer-related stories as a part of our overall package of Aston Villa content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Our dedicated reporter John Townley &#8211; who you can follow on X by clicking <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/johntownley11\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"hereLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\">here<\/a> &#8211; follows Villa home and away and offers you comprehensive coverage from matchdays, press conferences and everything that happens in between.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">So much happens day to day and sometimes you can struggle to keep on top of the very latest updates as and when they occur &#8211; that&#8217;s why we have produced a daily newsletter which you can sign up to, for free, and which means you&#8217;ll have a round-up of the key stories land in your email inbox. 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