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Carles Gil will be offered an escape route out of Villa Park as a number of Spanish clubs continue to track the outcast.

Real Sociedad, Villarreal and Celta Vigo have all shown an interest in the 22-year-old who looks set to leave England after just five months.

Gil was signed by former Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert for £3.2m but has failed to impress new gaffer Tim Sherwood.

It’s thought that the ex-Valencia man will be allowed to leave this summer providing Villa can recoup a large chunk of the fee they paid in January.

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As Gil still has four years remaining on his deal, a season-long loan may be another option depending on how negotiations go with the interested Spanish parties.

The attacking midfielder made a positive start to his time at Villa and there was even a time when national squad selectors were monitoring his performances closely.

Although a call-up to the senior squad was some way off, Gil was said to have improved dramatically from his time at Valencia, but that quickly changed.

He failed to make the matchday squad in the last six games of the season and made one late substitute appearance under Sherwood after starting his first game in charge.