{"id":581548,"date":"2021-01-31T16:01:08","date_gmt":"2021-01-31T21:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=581548"},"modified":"2021-01-31T16:01:08","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T21:01:08","slug":"aston-villa-defender-frederic-guilbert-joins-strasbourg-on-loan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/01\/31\/aston-villa-defender-frederic-guilbert-joins-strasbourg-on-loan\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Villa Defender Frederic Guilbert Joins Strasbourg on Loan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/premier-league\/aston-villa\/\" target=\"_self\">Aston Villa<\/a> defender<a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/5d8d7454\/Frederic-Guilbert\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Frederic Guilbert<\/a> has joined <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/ligue-1\/\" target=\"_self\">Ligue 1<\/a> side Strasbourg on loan for the rest of the season.<\/p>\n<p>The French full-back has fallen out of favour at Villa Park this season, meaning his game time has been very limited.<\/p>\n<p>He is Strasbourg\u2019s first signing of this transfer window as the Ligue 1 side look to bolster their squad.<\/p>\n<h2>Aston Villa Defender Frederic Guilbert Joins Strasbourg on Loan Until the End of the Season<\/h2>\n<h3>Guilbert Has Not Made a Premier League Appearance This Season<\/h3>\n<p>The French full-back has been with the Villa for the last 18 months. He was a regular during the 2019\/20 season, making 25 Premier League appearances as Villa secured their Premier League status. However, the Frenchman has fallen down the pecking order this season.<\/p>\n<p>Guilbert hasn\u2019t featured in the Premier League with the experienced <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/615ef733\/Ahmed-Elmohamady\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ahmed Elmohamady<\/a> the preferred back up option to first-choice <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/2389cdc2\/Matty-Cash\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matty Cash<\/a>. The Frenchman has been limited to cup matches this campaign and he is desperate to play.<\/p>\n<p>Guilbert made his name in French football with SM Caen before moving to Villa two years ago. He was seen as one of the best full-backs in French football. However, he has struggled in England despite building a good relationship with the fans.<\/p>\n<h3>Uncertain Future<\/h3>\n<p>Dean Smith sending him out on loan is a sign that his long term future may be away from Villa Park. It appears a return to France suits all parties involved especially Strasbourg.<\/p>\n<p>Thierry Laurey\u2019s side are having an excellent 2021 and Guilbert is an excellent addition to their squad. He will provide competition at right-wing-back for <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/770d7eb8\/Kenny-Lala\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kenny Lala<\/a> and can play on the left if required. Strasbourg\u2019s five-back setup may suit Guilbert and he will be hoping to impress.<\/p>\n<p>Guilbert was linked with other sides including Nantes but Strasbourg won the race for the 26-year-old. He could make his Strasbourg debut on Wednesday against Brest. A game both sides will fancy they can secure victory from.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"x9P-5sfuSSRjrNy6E8xorw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1277891959\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'x9P-5sfuSSRjrNy6E8xorw',sig:'Dh9hQvMSYQ0TYBgS_6QA6wwYcpBtprwO4d8T1H18V0s=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1277891959',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aston Villa defender Frederic Guilbert has joined Ligue 1 side Strasbourg on loan for the rest of the season. The French full-back has fallen out of favour at Villa Park this season, meaning his game time has been very limited. He is Strasbourg\u2019s first signing of this transfer window as the Ligue 1 side look [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3241,"featured_media":581555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3838,7,3,7188,28],"tags":[177,2023,7967,4340,7968,37,136],"class_list":["post-581548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aston-villa","category-ligue-1","category-premier-league","category-rumours","category-transfers","tag-aston-villa","tag-dean-smith","tag-frederic-guilbert","tag-strasbourg","tag-thierry-laurey","tag-transfers","tag-world-football"],"modified_by":"Dale Ventham, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3241"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=581548"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581548\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/581555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=581548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=581548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=581548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}