Although he was on the books of Arsenal and Juventus, Stephy Mavididi never got beyond playing for the reserve sides. But now, after some eye-catching performances for Montpellier, Steven Gerrard wants to give him another chance back in his native England.This 23-year-old forward has had a curious career path. Even though he’s still a young player, he’s already appeared for four clubs in three countries.Le deuxième but de Mavididi contre Monaco ! 🔷️🔶️ pic.twitter.com/FARR94Ui3Y— MHSC BUTS (@ButsMhsc) January 23, 2022 Born in Derby, Mavididi began his career at Southend United before joining Arsenal at the age of 13, where he earned a professional contract in 2015. He never broke into the first team, but his talent was enough for Italian giants to come calling three years later. Juventus picked up the youngster and put him in their reserve team.After failing to break into the Old Lady’s first team, Mavididi was loaned out to Dijon in France for the 2019/20 season. He’s done well enough in Ligue 1 to warrant a permanent $7 million transfer to Montpellier in June 2020. The pacy player has notched 17 league goals since.Wednesday, 21.00: (2.35) Angers (3.15) Saint-Etienne (3.50)Villa have already signed Lucas Digne and Philippe Coutinho during this transfer window, but boss Gerrard went on the record by saying that he needs more attacking reinforcements.”If you look outside of our XI today there’s a lot of academy players there and we’re still working in the transfer market to get options and more solutions to become stronger in this window. Hopefully, at the back end of it, we’ll have more options in those attacking places as well.”Stephy Mavididi is excited about Arsenal’s youngsters 😍🗣 “I must have been about 13 or 14 and I used to watch Bukayo [Saka] with the Under-8s.“He used to just get the ball and run through the whole team and score. It was the same with Reiss [Nelson].” pic.twitter.com/eoNeL3MKn7— GOAL (@goal) February 8, 2020 Mavididi has already been linked with Newcastle United, Brighton and Crystal Palace, but Villans seem to be the keenest on the much-travelled starlet.
