Should City cash in on Aarons in January to fund survival push?

That was the topic of debate as our Canaries correspondents discussed the 21-year-old's situation fully in the new episode of Monday Night Club, the bonus episode of the Pink Un Podcast available exclusively to Pink Un+ subscribers.

- Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below

The England Under-21 international is three games short of making his 150th appearance for City, having been a consistent and reliable member of the team since emerging as an 18-year-old during the early stages of 2018-19.

Two Championship title triumphs, the 2019 EFL Young Player of the Season award, 15 international U21 caps and a nomination for the prestigious Golden Boy award have all contributed to the youngster's high profile.

Having also been included in the Championship Team of the Season twice, the former Luton Town trainee has achieved a great deal ahead of his 22nd birthday on January 4, recently surpassing 50 Premier League appearances.

Part of that emergence has seen the speedy full-back linked with transfer interest from an impressive list of top clubs, most notably when Barcelona made an approach last year but weren't willing to commit to an obligation to make a loan deal permanent.

Roma also had an approach dismissed in January and Borussia Dortmund also reportedly made a move late in the summer transfer window.

Aarons has also been linked to clubs including Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Arsenal, Tottenham, Everton and West Ham.

The academy product appears to be the club's most valuable asset ahead of January, with sporting director Stuart Webber having already said that serious business during the window would likely need a sale to generate funds after a busy summer of 11 signings initially worth around £60million.

Dean Smith replaced Daniel Farke as head coach at the start of November and has taken five points from his first six matches, with an initial bounce not lasting long.

Three successive defeats and one goal in the last five matches leave the former Aston Villa and Brentford boss with a difficult job, although City are still only three points from safety despite being bottom and only scoring eight goals in 17 games.

So, would you sell Aarons if it meant being able to bring in two or three more quality players? Or is Aarons too important to be sold?

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Perhaps you think getting the most from the raft of summer signings should remain the priority, to keep further upheaval to a minimum, and that Aarons' future should be left on the back-burner until the summer.

With the fit-again Sam Byram bolstering full-back options alongside Greece international left-back Dimitris Giannoulis and Manchester United loanee Brandon Williams, who is right-footed, there is also young prospect Bali Mumba. Would those options suffice if a big bid for Aarons arrived?

The Milton Keynes-raised defender moved to a new agency at the start of the season and has spoken about that bringing former England and Manchester United centre-back Rio Ferdinand on board as a personal mentor.

He also spoke to renowned transfer expert Fabrizio Romano about how he deals with regular speculation and his ambitions to play abroad one day.

- Keep scrolling to take a look at a selection of more than 100 responses we received

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Depends on if Smith sees Dimi as his left-back and Williams good enough to be on the right. Then how far along Byram is. If Smith is comfortable with those options and we can use the bulk of the money for a striker then perhaps it’s time. Max owes us nothing. @stormbenderr

Well as we are currently forced to play a midfielder or full-back at centre-half due to injury and when everyone is fully fit the only player in the back four that is good enough for the PL is Aarons, then it probably wouldn't make sense to sell him. @DavidJeffries83

I don’t understand this whole ‘sell Aarons to fund other areas’, we won’t find a better full-back than Aarons. @ecleveland1234

Aarons’ stats are on par with the best attacking full-backs in the Prem. If we didn't have the midfield losing the ball as much then Aarons would be creating more chances. Smith has had to rein him back a bit defensively. @biggs_p

Yes. Stick in Mumba and buy a seasoned hold-up target man, big, strong and played Prem before! @The_PE_Shed

I think Aarons can go if it means signing a serious striker. @GeorgeGoddard92

Yes. We have cover and need a goalscorer to take the pressure off Pukki. @CanaryPaul2

Feel like we’ve missed that window of opportunity to sell. @jestico96

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Our best player by far, the jewel in the crown. We'd miss him I think, but he'd do so much better at another club. Steven Hudson

No, he is the most loyal player we have. His head could have been turned two seasons ago but he stayed and fought for us. I think he will give everything to keep us up this season. Leighton Davies

if he wants to go and the money is good enough, let him go! He's done his time. But if he wants to stay, marvellous. Steven Taylor

No, he gives his all for the club and is a key player for survival. Get rid of him, down we go. Mikey Steward

Yes, we have Mumba! Cash in now! Max has had two very average seasons in my view. Paul Jones

The amount of points we have to pick up is a problem bigger than the sale of one player could fix. The solution will come from fine margin improvements across the pitch. Selling to buy will only unsettle the squad, and there's often no value to be had in the market in January. Justin Woodcock

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