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title: "Gerrard won’t be ruthless to Ings without replacement"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Crippy Cooke"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2022-07-14T09:19:25Z"
modified: "2022-07-14T09:43:22Z"
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# Gerrard won’t be ruthless to Ings without replacement

Danny Ings has only been at Aston Villa for 12 months, but [his future has been speculated about](https://readastonvilla.com/2022/03/24/kevin-phillips-would-axe-fantastic-danny-ings-over-ollie-watkins/) foe months after a disappointing debut season. The 29-year-old [joined](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/danny-ings/transfers/spieler/134294) on a three-year deal from Southampton last summer and went on to score seven goals with six assists from [31 games](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/danny-ings/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/134294) in all competitions.

Villa paid £26.5m for Ings and didn’t get the most prolific campaign from the England international, so there is talk from [Alex Crook](https://www.givemesport.com/88033200-aston-villa-gerrard-scouring-the-market-for-new-striker-at-villa-park) of talkSPORT that Steven Gerrard could replace him. [The Villa manager was ruthless in moving Matt Targett on after identifying Lucas Digne as his replacement in January](https://readastonvilla.com/2022/06/18/gabriel-agbonlahor-says-steven-gerrard-didnt-rate-matt-targett/), but Ings is a different situation.

Gerrard won’t sell the 29-year-old unless he has a better striker lined up. That doesn’t appear to be the case currently, as Villa have been linked with centre-forwards without a deal materialising. Ings may not have many suitors after a below-par season in the Midlands, so Villa could struggle to get their money back.

Gerrard wouldn’t loan out a striker of Ings’ calibre either as he’s still useful in the squad. The England international still had a hand in a goal every 2.4 games, so it makes more sense to add competition rather than rid yourself of a player that still adds value to the squad. So it would be a shock to see Ings sold.

***[In other news, Steven Gerrard must sell Carney Chukwuemeka after latest comments](https://readastonvilla.com/2022/07/13/stewven-gerrard-must-sell-carney-chukwuemeka-after-latest-comments/)***