The Liverpool man who spent the last campaign as No. 1 at Villa Park has returned to Anfield an unhappy man.
Rafa Benitez is refusing to lower the £10 million pound asking price for Carson meaning there are few potential suitors.
However, reports suggest Benitez may be preparing to offer his young stopper in exchange for Villa's influential skipper - Gareth Barry.
Barry has been strongly linked with a move to Merseyside but it has to be said his current club would be getting the poorer end of the deal.
Carson failed to live up to his hype last season and after a costly mistake for England his confidence crumbled.
He failed to keep enough clean sheets and at times was the Achilles heel of a dynamic and exciting young side.
Carson would hardly be cheap at half the price so Villa must keep their cash and keep their captain.