Calciomercato are reporting that Aston Villa's Julian Joachim could be leaving Birmingham to be back at home in Leicester next season.

They reporting him as saying, 'In the back of my mind I sense that I'll probably be looking for a new club in the summer. It's not a case of me wanting to leave but I think the club wants to sell me. I have to be realistic about my future with Aston Villa and at the moment it looks as if there's no place for me in the team.

"It's very frustrating for me because I want to play and prove to the fans I'm capable of holding down a regular place - but I'm not getting the chance. I had a fall out with the gaffer at the beginning of the season and the fans gave me a bit of stick, but I managed to come through all that and out the other side.

"Having settled down I got back in the team and scored a few goals. Things were going really well for me and it looked like everything was back on track. After a good run in the side I broke my toe and was injured for nine weeks. After I got over that my form returned and I scored something like five goals in seven games. For some reason I've struggled to get in the starting line-up ever since the injury.

"To be honest I'm not sure why I'm out of the team because my form has been good and I feel I deserve a place. On some occasions I haven't even been included in the squad of 16 - I just feel completely left out and I can't understand why."

Hmmmmmm?