Someone, somewhere, has paid a record breaking fee for Villa’s Aly Cissokho

Aly Cissokho has played many roles for Villa. He was the hero we waited for, when he returned to Remi Garde’s struggling Villa to play left-back (he was bad). He was a starter, a depth option, a fool - everything to everyone, in a sense.

And now? He’s gone, and a team have broke their transfer record to take him in. Don’t get excited.

Yeni Malatyaspor, recently promoted to the Süper Lig - the top division of Turkish football - where they will take on Besiktas, Galatasaray and Fenerbahce have decided to splash out £1.3 million on Aly Cissokho.

The funny thing is, Aly’s more than capable of performing in Greek and Turkish football, for some reason. He had a decent spell on loan in Greece before completing this move - so maybe he’s found his level. As long as he doesn’t look scared of the ball, or give away stupid penalties, he’ll have a good time in the Süper Lig.

Godspeed, Aly. You beautiful bastard.