Aston Villa defender Frederic Guilbert is set to end his nightmare stint at the club with his contract to be ripped up.
The 28-year-old has only played one game for Villa in the last three seasons, and he has been unhappy with his lack of game-time under Steven Gerrard and Unai Emery this campaign.
After his contract is cancelled, he is set to join Strasbourg who he has spent the previous two seasons playing for on loan.
He has not made a Premier League appearance for Villa since the 2019/20 season after Matty Cash joined the club from Nottingham Forest in the summer of 2020.
After playing once under Gerrard last season in a cup game, he never featured again.
As quoted by the Birmingham Mail, he said last month: 'When Steven Gerrard arrived, he told me I had two weeks to prove myself but then I barely played 45 minutes.
'I made the decision to shut up and keep working. Because, if I yelled, it wouldn’t have changed anything. And now I’m looking to the future.
'With Unai Emery, I have never had a discussion. I can’t stay in this situation forever. We are studying the possibilities with my entourage; whether it is a loan with an option to buy or a straight transfer.
'The only certainty is that I have to have playing time at a club to revive myself. This is the most important thing for me.'
Guilbert took to social media earlier this week to send a hint that a move may be a step closer to happening.
Posting on Twitter, the 28-year-old shared a post with a football, egg timer and praying emoji.