Southampton forward Charlie Austin has admirers in both Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The Telegraph claim that both Wolves and Villa want to snap up Austin before the end of the month.
And Southampton are open to doing a deal for the 29-year-old striker, who has not featured regularly since Ralph Hasenhuttl came to St. Mary’s.
Southampton could now be looking to cash in on Austin, with Hasenhuttl admitting that a departure is possible.
“As a player he wants to play from the beginning in the starting XI, and if there is not the option here in Southampton, maybe he looks for another club where he has this option and then we need to talk about this,” the German boss said.
“We don’t send any player away but if there is a different option for him there could be a conversation with another club.”
Whether Austin would rather move to Wolves or Villa, if he had the choice, remains to be seen.
Wolves would be able to offer Austin Premier League football, but he would be far from a guaranteed starter at Molineux.
Villa, on the other hand, may well look to incorporate him and Tammy Abraham into the same team, as the pair could be a huge threat at Championship level.
Austin has netted two goals in 16 Premier League appearances for Southampton this term.
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