Aston Villa could have their plans for an electric forward wrecked a second time, with Liverpool now emerging as a genuine threat to hijack a £44m deal, per a report.
Villa’s intentions heading into the January window were to give Unai Emery free reign to revamp his squad. However, when all was said and done, very little had actually been achieved.
Indeed, a new starting left-back in the form of Alex Moreno was signed. However, the sale of striker Danny Ings was only offset by the arrival of the relatively inexperienced Jhon Duran from MLS side Chicago Fire.
Per the Daily Mail, Aston Villa had hoped to go big with a move for Athletic …

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