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Aston Villa weren’t the only ones celebrating this weekend because their loan players are also enjoying themselves. Alex Moreno was loaned out to Nottingham Forest this summer, with Unai Emery preferring Lucas Diane and new signing Ian Maatsen at left-back. Samuel Iling-Junior was part of the Douglas Luiz to Juventus deal, with the versatile attacker loaned out to Champions League side Bologna in Serie A. The call to let Moreno go was probably expected because injuries hurt him badly last season. He lost his form and place in the Aston Villa XI. It needs to be remembered that, when the Spaniar…