Cameron Archer deal 'to fall through' but Aston Villa's Steven Gerrard has shown his transfer hand

Former Preston North End loanee Cameron Archer might not be heading to Watford on loan after reports suggested a deal to take Ismaila Sarr to Aston Villa which would have seen the youngster head to the Hornets has 'fallen through'.

Archer spent the second half of last season on loan at North End from Villa in a fantastic spell. He scored seven goals in 20 games for Ryan Lowe's side.

The forward was a big hit at Deepdale and North End fans have been keen to see him head back to Lancashire for a second loan spell this campaign. However, that might not be a prospect.

Cameron Archer could leave Aston Villa on loan but not to Preston North End

understands that Archer could be heading out on loan, but not to Deepdale. Gerrard gave an open answer when asked if he could be involved tomorrow night against Bolton Wanderers in the Carabao Cup.

Gerrard said: "Very much so, but there's also a chance that he might not be involved at all, so I'll leave you with that one."

However, the Telegraph's John Percy now reports that the Sarr deal to Villa, which would have seen Archer and Kourtney Hause heading to the Hornets on loan, is set to fall through. The deal's structure and Sarr's personal terms are claimed to be the stumbling blocks and the transfers could now be dead in the water.

Percy wrote on Twitter: "Ismaila Sarr’s £25m move to #avfc set to fall through. Talks over the weekend included Cameron Archer & Kortney Hause joining #Watford on loan, but issues emerged with structure of the deal (including Sarr’s personal terms). At this stage, unlikely to be resurrected."

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