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title: "Gerrard must sell Chukwuemeka after latest comments"
canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2022/07/13/stewven-gerrard-must-sell-carney-chukwuemeka-after-latest-comments/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Crippy Cooke"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2022-07-13T18:48:07Z"
modified: "2022-07-13T18:48:08Z"
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# Gerrard must sell Chukwuemeka after latest comments

Steven Gerrard recently spoke out about Carney Chukwuemeka’s future at Aston Villa, admitting the 18-year-old still hasn’t put pen to paper on a new deal that has been on the table for some time. He left the midfielder out of Villa’s pre-season squad that are travelling to Australia this summer.

The writing appears to be on the wall for Chukwuemeka and Gerrard told [Villa TV](https://www.avfc.co.uk/video/0_nb5q5zjj): “Carney is yet to sign a contract offer that has been in place for some time now. I’ve decided the best thing for him would be to continue his training programme back at Bodymoor.”

The 18-year-old rose through the youth ranks to Villa’s first-team in 2020/21, scoring 10 goals with eight assists from [26 games](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/carney-chukwuemeka/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/659459) for the U18s, scoring three goals with five assists from 28 games for the U23s and making one assist from 16 appearances at senior level.

Chukwuemeka is highly-rated at Villa and has been tipped for a bright future, but it doesn’t seem like he’ll see out his career in the Midlands. The England U19 international, who boasts five goals with four assists in [12 games](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/carney-chukwuemeka/nationalmannschaft/spieler/659459) for his country, is out of contract in 2023, so he could leave on a free transfer next year.

And with [90min](https://www.90min.com/posts/carney-chukwuemeka-leading-european-clubs-eye-move-for-aston-villa-youngster) reporting interest from Barcelona, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund, Manchester United, Atletico Madrid and Newcastle United, Villa have a chance to make some money by cashing in early.

***[In other news, is Louie Barry a victim of hype?](https://readastonvilla.com/2022/07/13/is-louie-barry-a-victim-of-hype/)***