Cameron Archer returned to pre-season training with Aston Villa on Thursday, less than a year after leaving the club in an £18m switch to Sheffield United.
Aston Villa can confirm that Cameron Archer has returned from Sheffield United under the terms of the initial transfer agreement. pic.twitter.com/TLpCzuR2Rd
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) July 11, 2024
The deal to take Archer to Bramall Lane last summer was a unique one, in that Sheffield United only paid a small instalment of the £18m up front, and agreed to return the forward to Villa if they were relegated from the Premier League, making it essentially a loan fee if they failed to stay up.
The Blades did go down, with Archer scoring four goals in 32 appearances last term, and now the 22-year-old is back for pre-season at Bodymoor Heath, with Villa expected to try and move him on again this summer.
A number of other Villa players returned to pre-season training on Thursday, with manager Unai Emery particularly taken with Morgan Rogers’ snazzy new hairstyle.
Preparation for the 2024/25 season – when the Villans will make their triumphant return to the Champions League – begins here.
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