SkyBet have slashed the odds on Aston Villa signing Middlesbrough striker Jordan Rhodes, making them new second favourites, behind Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Middlesbrough’s Jordan Rhodes
Aston Villa have been cut into 6/1 second favourites to sign Middlesbrough striker Jordan Rhodes by popular bookmakers SkyBet.
The Villans have already made a high profile striker signing with the £12 million acquisition of Ross McCormack from Fulham, and if they managed to sign Rhodes, they would have one of the most formidable looking attacks in the Championship.
Aston Villa have already spent big on Ross McCormack
Roberto Di Matteo’s men currently sit in 12th place in the table after steady, if not spectacular, start to their campaign has seen them record a win, two draws and a loss from their opening four games.
SkyBet still list Wolves at 5/2 favourites for the 26-year-old Scotland international’s signature, while Norwich City have drifted out to 8/1.
Middlesbrough’s Jordan Rhodes celebrates scoring a goal
Rhodes has only been at the Riverside for six-months after he signed for Boro from Blackburn Rovers on transfer deadline day in February for a fee believed to be £9 million.
The Middlesbrough striker boasts an impressive goalscoring record, with 172 goals in 334 league outings throughout his career, and would guarantee goals for whoever ends up winning the race for his signature.
Jordan Rhodes would be a terrific singing for Villa
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