Aston Villa boss Dean Smith says Wesley is edging closer to a playing return.
The Brazilian has been out for 14 long and painful months since rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament during a strong and reckless challenge by Burnley's Ben Mee at Turf Moor in January 2020.
Smith has provided more insight into Wesley's long-awaited return knowing the 24-year-old will provide some much-needed competition up front.
"It has been a long, hard road back for him," explained Smith. "We expected that such was the extent of the injury.
"He did his first small-sided game on Monday and we just have to slowly build that up for him. But it was good to see for everyone that he was involved.
"There will be some days he will get frustrated because he is not quite at the levels he wants to be. But there will be days he will be flying and feeling really good. As coaches and staff we just have to be patient and work hard with him."
