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Three years later, Bailey joined Aston Villa for a mere €32m after a quiet period in the Bundesliga, largely due to injuries and inconsistent form, saw him drop off the radar of Europe’s elite clubs.

A tricky start to life at Villa Park followed, but Bailey has looked back to his best this season.

The 26-year-old has eight goals and eight assists in the Premier League so far this campaign, with the summer arrival of his former Leverkusen team-mate Mousa Diaby prompting a fierce reaction.

Bailey was expected to lose his place in the Villa starting XI following the addition of Diaby, however he has stepped up his game and now looks like the player previously linked with a big-money Premier League move.

Despite signing a new contract at Aston Villa in February, Bailey has dropped a very strange transfer hint, suggesting he is open to leaving the club to join one of England’s ‘top six’ clubs.

Bailey told the Let’s Be Honest Podcast: “You have big teams in England, they call themselves the big six. The Arsenals and the Chelseas.

“It has always been my dream to play in the Premier League and I am right now.