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title: "Paddy Kenny says rumours of fall out could see Ings leave Villa"
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author: "Crippy Cooke"
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published: "2022-06-06T09:20:46Z"
modified: "2022-06-06T09:20:47Z"
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# Paddy Kenny says rumours of fall out could see Ings leave Villa

Danny Ings has been [linked](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-aston-villa-want-to-sign-a-list-striker-and-willing-to-sell-danny-ings-to-part-fund-deal/) with a move away from Aston Villa after a difficult debut season and Paddy Kenny believes there may have been a falling out behind the scenes.

The 29-year-old made [31 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/danny-ings/leistungsdaten/spieler/134294) in all competitions this campaign, scoring seven goals with six assists. He [started](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/danny-ings/leistungsdaten/spieler/134294/saison/2021/plus/1#gesamt) 22 Premier League games from a possible 38 (58%), amassing 1905 minutes of football from 3420 (55.7%).

Ollie Watkins was first choice in attack under Dean Smith and Steven Gerrard, but Ings failed to forge a successful partnership with him – the England international has averaged one shot on target every [106 minutes](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/91762/Show/Danny-Ings) and is only finding the back of the net every seven shots.

It wouldn’t be the biggest shock to see him sold after a poor campaign, but Kenny questions if there had been an issue with management. He told [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/pundit-suggests-danny-ings-falling-out-after-aston-villa-sources-update/): “You wonder if something has happened behind closed doors if he has been transfer listed.

“They have already signed a number of players and I’m sure they have the money to go out and get a few more. Who that will be, I don’t know. No matter what happens, they will want to get someone in before they let him go. You could do a lot worse than Ings, so it is a bit of a surprise, that one.”

Ings set Villa back [£26.5m](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/danny-ings/transfers/spieler/134294) in the summer of 2021, but it’s hard to see the Midlands outfit getting all that money back. Ings will turn 30 in July and has a lower stock after a poor campaign at Villa, so Gerrard might struggle to offload him.

***[In other news, Jed Steer could leave Aston Villa after Robin Olsen is confirmed](https://readastonvilla.com/2022/06/05/jed-steer-could-leave-aston-villa-after-robin-olsen-is-confirmed/)***