Aston Villa have been linked with Liverpool winger Sheyi Ojo.
Aston Villa have so far focused on signing experienced players this summer, but manager Steve Bruce may now add to add some youth and pace to his attacking options.
Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone has returned on loan from Manchester United, but Bruce has otherwise prioritised experienced heads, with John Terry, Christopher Samba, Ahmed Elmohamady and Glenn Whelan all arriving.
Liverpool’s Sheyi Ojo (R) in action with Chelsea’s Cesar Azpilicueta
Those additions should make Villa a much more solid unit defensively, and Bruce could now re-focus his attentions on bringing in attacking reinforcements by adding more pace in the final third.
Reports from The Mirror earlier this week suggested that Villa have joined Championship rivals Derby County, Fulham and Middlesbrough in the race to sign Liverpool winger Sheyi Ojo.
Ojo, 20, struggled for playing time with Liverpool last season, and with another winger arriving at Anfield this summer in Mohamed Salah, Ojo may be loaned out this summer in order to gain experience next season.
Villa are now believed to be keen on signing Ojo, who would provide pace and dribbling ability in the final third, and his performances for England at the Under-20 World Cup in South Korea earlier this summer suggest he is primed for a big season.
Liverpool’s Sheyi Ojo in action with Plymouth Argyle’s Ben Purrington
Many Villa fans are excited about the prospect of signing Ojo, as supporters took to Twitter to suggest that he would cap off a superb summer in the transfer market, and is exactly what Villa need, claiming he could have a Tammy Abraham-like impact as he bids to make a name for himself before returning to his parent club.
However, others aren’t quite so keen, stating that they would rather have Liverpool team-mate Ryan Kent instead, or even use Andre Green or Jack Grealish, rather than stunt their development.
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