AC Milan 'make contact with Barcelona over Clement Lenglet situation'
The former Sevilla man has slipped down the Blaugrana pecking order over the past couple of years, seeing Xavi and the Barca hierarchy sanction two loan moves to the Premier League.
Lenglet spent the 2022-23 season under the wing of Antonio Conte, Ryan Mason and Cristian Stellini at Tottenham Hotspur, where he was a regular in the former's three-man backline, playing 35 games in all tournaments.
Speculation over a possible permanent deal began to heat up as the season drew to a close, but Lenglet's North London chapter closed as Tottenham signed Micky van de Ven and Ashley Phillips instead.
Nevertheless, the 28-year-old would return for a second stint in England's top flight with Unai Emery's Aston Villa, joining on a straight loan deal until the end of the 2023-24 season after Tyrone Mings suffered a serious knee injury.
However, Lenglet finds himself behind Pau Torres, Ezri Konsa and Diego Carlos in the Villa Park pecking order, and he has not played a single minute for the Lions in Premier League action this season.
Lenglet did earn five starts in the group stage of the Europa Conference League, helping Emery's side reach the last 16 of Europe's third-tier tournament, but he is expected to be on the bench at best when Villa return to Premier League action against Brentford on Sunday.
As the Barcelona loanee continues to struggle for domestic minutes in the West Midlands, Caughtoffside reporter Fabrizio Romano claims that Milan have now been in touch with Barcelona to find out more about Lenglet's situation.
The Rossoneri's defence has been ravaged by injuries this season, as Pierre Kalulu and Mali
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