Emiliano Buendia has been linked with Leeds United again ahead of the upcoming summer transfer window having been linked with a move to the Whites back in January.
Buendia, 28, is expected to leave Aston Villa after spending the second half of last season on loan at Bayer Leverkusen. The Bundesliga club signed the player on loan with an option to make that move permanent for a fee thought to be worth around £17m.
However, they will seemingly not take up that option, leaving Buendia free to head back to Villa Park amidst uncertainty around his future.
The playmaker has two years remaining on his contract after agreeing to a new one-year deal before departing for Germany in the winter transfer window. Villa head coach Unai Emery acknowledged back then that Buendia "has the option to leave".
Daniel Farke then addressed those comments after being asked about them. "I never comment about players under contract for other teams," he clarified.
"I wouldn't expect another manager to make a comment about my players. If he's not in a white shirt or a yellow shirt, we don't speak about them; we just speak about business when it's done.
Emi Buendia of Aston Villa looks on
Aston Villa playmaker Emi Buendia has been linked with a summer move to Leeds United (Image: Getty Images)
"I think [Emery] just spoke in general about this; the door is perhaps open. I've also read the comments because I'm interested in football and also the Premier League.
"I think he just spoke in general, and he has not said the door is open for Leeds United; he's said it's open for a loan.
"Obviously, I've worked with Emi Buendia in former years; he was one of my best players. I really rate him, but I don't comment on the situation of a player right now playing for a different side."
Buendia played 121 times for Farke while they were at Norwich City together. That is by far the most he has featured under a single coach, with Emery next at 46 appearances.