In a recent article regarding Jack Grealish opening talks with Aston Villa over a new contract, the Birmingham Mail revealed that the Villans were paying all of Everton loanee Yannick Bolasie’s £70k-a-week wages (originally reported as £80k-a-week) and fans on Twitter were certainly shocked.
Bruce has yet to give the 29-year-old a start since his expensive loan move and in the 2-1 loss to Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday, Bolasie was once again subbed on with just over 20 minutes in which to make an impact.
Aston Villa’s financial problems earlier this summer were well publicised after the club lost 1-0 to Fulham in the playoff final and failed to secure the extra revenue that comes with promotion to the Premier League.
The club also faced a winding up order over unpaid tax bills until Dr Tony Xia finally sold a majority stake in the club to billionaires Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens. However, the Birmingham Mail report that the Bolasie deal was the reason the club couldn’t afford a move for former centre-back John Terry.
Check out some of the best tweets from Villa fans in reaction to the news about Bolasie below.






