Aston Villa transfer news: Championship club ready to offload controversial Gabby Agbonlahor to MLS team in January
The exiled striker has a mammoth £4million contract and Villa will try and flog him to an American side in January
ASTON VILLA want to ship Gabby Agbonlahor to the MLS to get him off their books.
According to the Telegraph, the exiled striker has a mammoth £4million contract and Villa will try and flog him in January.
Agbonlahor, 29, has been with the club for 16 years but has been frozen out by boss Roberto Di Matteo.
The England international is now training with the Under-23s after a string of off-field controversies.
Villa owner Dr. Tony Xia was left fuming on transfer deadline day when Agbonlahor rejected a loan move to Reading.
Agbonlahor has two years left on his contract but MLS clubs are understood to be ready to offer him a way out.
It has been an eventful 12 months for Agbonlahor as he has outraged Villa and their fans on numerous occasions.
He was stripped of being captain and suspended after being pictured with a sisha pipe on holiday in Dubai.
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Agbonlahor was then suspended again after being snapped with laughing gas as he partied in London - the night Villa were relegated.
Eric Black - who was the caretaker manager at the time - blasted Agbonlahor when he returned for being out of shape
with fans calling him 'flabby Gabby'.
Agbonlahor did return for pre-season but did not impress Di Matteo who has refused to select Villa's record Premier League goalscorer.