Having signed Wesley for a club-record fee of around £22m from Belgian side Club Brugge, Aston Villa were no doubt hoping that the Brazilian could be the man to fire the club to Premier League safety.

Whilst Dean Smith's side managed to avoid relegation on the final day of the season, it wasn't down to Wesley's efforts. The 23-year-old endured a difficult debut campaign in English football, managing just five goals in the top-flight.

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Then to really make matters worse, he suffered a cruciate ligament rupture in early January, an injury that has kept him out of action ever since. Now, Italian publication Corriere dello Sport (via Sport Witness) claim that Wesley's time at Villa Park may already be up.

The report suggests Serie A giants Lazio are interested in signing him this summer, with their sporting director supposedly a big fan of the striker.

And after hearing about the rumours surrounding their number nine, Villa fans took to Twitter to share their reactions.

One Villa fan suggested that giving Wesley another chance would simply be a dran on their wage bill, and that they would just end up with an even bigger loss on their finances.

Another supporter suggested that Villa fans' appreciation of Wesley seemed to be living off one game against Burnley when he scored in a 2-1 win at Turf Moor.

Whilst Wesley may not have set the Premier League alight in his first campaign with the club, Villa fans shouldn't be took quick to judge the Brazilian.

After all, you've only got to look at the likes of Adama Traore and Idrissa Gueye, who were both at Villa few years ago, but now find themselves starring for the likes of Wolves and PSG respectively.

Wesley leaving for Lazio could see another player prove that with a bit of time and patience, he could have been more than good enough for Villa too.