Aston Villa linked with another striker – with duo allowed to depart for suitable offers
Jonathan David, a striker for Lille, is the most recent player connected to Villa.
Jonathan David
The 23-year-old Canadian international is reportedly a target for Manchester United and has scored 10 goals in 24 games this season.
Villa is keeping an eye on the forward market as they contemplate adding players to help them compete for championships this year, but they are ready to wait as Unai Emery has made it clear time and time again that he would only buy players who are better than the ones he already has.
Unai Emery
The boss also wants to avoid disrupting the current balance he has in the squad and explained: “If we are trying to get someone it is really because we are very convinced he is going to increase our level in the squad. It is not very clear in the January window to get that.”
Bringing in another striker could see Jhon Duran allowed to leave on loan. The 20-year-old is believed to have expressed some frustration at his lack of game time, though he did start last weekend’s FA Cup win at Middlesbrough.
Should the right offers come along, defender Calum Chambers and winger Bertrand Traore are free to depart.
Second-place Villa in the Premier League will play their next match on Sunday at Everton, where their rivals will have Dominic Calvert-Lewin available for selection following his successful appeal of his red card in the FA Cup match against Crystal Palace last week.
After being sent off in the 0-0 draw, the England international was set to serve a three-match suspension; however, the ruling was reversed as a result of a contentious VAR intervention.
Villa’s academy has, meanwhile, snapped up another highly-rated prospect with the signing of 16-year-old midfielder George Hemmings from Nottingham Forest.
Hemmings, who has represented England at under-16 level, will initially link up with Villa’s under-18s squad.
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