Leon Bailey has not travelled with the Aston Villa squad on their pre-season trip to Asia as an exit from the club nears.The 28-year-old winger has been left out of Unai Emery’s traveling group amid ongoing talks over a transfer to Hull City.Bailey is set to leave Aston Villa for Hull after five years at the clubGettytalkSPORT understands that Bailey’s move to Hull is not done yet, but negotiations over the switch are progressing.He is reported to still be training with Villa as he remains in the UK, while his teammates play two games in Indonesia and Thailand.Villa face an Indonesian All Stars XI on Saturday, August 1, before taking on Thai side GB Pathum United on Tuesday, August 4.Newly-promoted Hull have been linked with Bailey throughout the summer window so far, with owner Acun Ilicali hinting that talks were underway in a cryptic update last week.In a message on social media, Ilicali posted 11 different national flags on X, with one of them being the Jamaica flag, which was believed to be related to Villa’s Jamaican forward.At the time, he stated that the transfer was 70 per cent complete, with talks now understood to have progressed.On the moveBailey looks set to leave Aston Villa after five years at the club, following a move from Bayer Leverkusen in 2021.He played 163 times for Villa across that spell, scoring 23 goals and providing 25 assists across all competitions.But his time at the club appears to be coming to an end after a tough campaign under Emery in the 2025/26 campaign.After being sent out on loan to Roma last summer, he would eventually be recalled by Villa in January.Bailey spent half of last season on loan at Roma before being recalled by EmeryGettyHowever, following his return, he would play just 452 minutes in the Premier League, providing one assist in 13 games.Bailey also featured five times in the Europa League, but he didn’t make a single start, playing 98 minutes in total.He will hope that his potential move to Hull will bring more regular football on their return to the top flight this season.Summer business continuesEmery is on the brink of losing Bailey, who will follow two other stars out of the door at Villa Park this summer.Youri Tielemans has already departed for Manchester United, while Morgan Rogers has joined Chelsea in a record deal.But Aston Villa have done some swift business to replace them, signing World Cup star Johan Manzambi, as well as Wolves midfielder Joao Gomes.Hull owner Ilicali is closing in on his fourth summer signing after promotionGettyAnd they have also signed Alejandro Garnacho on loan from Chelsea, with that deal including a conditional obligation to buy.As for Hull, they have made three summer signings following promotion to the Premier League last term.Jack Butland and Matt Targett have joined, with experienced Champions League star Hidemasa Morita signing too.The Tigers are scheduled to play Aston Villa in their third game of the new season at the MKM Stadium on September 5.So, Bailey won’t have to wait long for a reunion with his old teammates should this move go through.