Clément Lenglet, who joined Aston Villa on a loan from Barcelona in the summer, found it difficult to play an important role for Unai Emery this season.
The centre-back’s first league game did not come until December.
Despite not playing in the previous four league games, he has made 13 appearances in the Premier League thus far.
The 28-year-old admitted to Gianluca Di Marzio that he thought about leaving Aston Villa during the January transfer window after corresponding with other teams.