Overview

• Birmingham Live reports Bailey has joined on an initial loan, with Roma holding an option to buy next summer.
• Italian outlets earlier detailed terms of a €2–3m loan fee and a €22m option, while UK reporting puts the package at about £22m.
• Bailey traveled to Italy for his medical this week after a verbal agreement in principle was reached, according to multiple reports.
• The 28-year-old Jamaican winger made 144 appearances for Villa, scoring 22 goals after arriving from Bayer Leverkusen in 2021.
• Roma targeted a wide attacker under Gian Piero Gasperini, and Villa gain fee income and flexibility as they reshape their squad.