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title: "Kodjia saw Villa exit blocked"
canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2019/02/04/kodjia%ef%bb%bf-saw-villa-exit-blocked/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Darby"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2019-02-04T12:59:33Z"
modified: "2019-02-04T13:00:15Z"
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# Kodjia saw Villa exit blocked

Aston Villa blocked the potential departure of Jonathan Kodjia because the club were unable to find a replacement.

[According to French outlet L’Equipe, as cited on Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/aston-villa-late-outgoing-transfer-blocked-failure-incoming-deal/), Angers saw a deal to re-sign Kodjia fall through at the last minute.

The Ligue 1 side had been hoping to bring the striker back to France, with Kodjia out of favour at the club this season.

![Clive Mason/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2019/02/1021449838.jpg)

The form of Chelsea loanee Tammy Abraham has seen Kodjia fall to one side in the Championship, raising serious doubts over his future at the club.

It had been [reported](https://readastonvilla.com/2019/01/31/angers-hopeful-over-kodjia-loan-deal/) that Angers were keen to take the player on loan for the remainder of the season but with time running out in the January window, Villa were unable to source a replacement late in the day.

A host of forwards had been [linked](https://readastonvilla.com/2019/01/30/villa-interested-in-out-of-favour-middlesbrough-striker/) with moves to Villa Park, but in the end, Dean Smith’s men were unable to get a deal over the line.