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Report: Wolves and Aston Villa will have to pay £5.5m for Grant Hanley

Newcastle United manager Rafael Benitez with Christian Atsu, Grant Hanley and teammates (REUTERS)
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Derby County and Cardiff City have also been linked with Newcastle United defender Grant Hanley.

Newcastle United's Grant Hanley celebrates scoring their sixth goal

According to The Chronicle, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aston Villa will have to pay £5.5 million in order to sign Grant Hanley from Newcastle United in the summer transfer window.

It has been reported that Championship club Wolves and Villa are interested in signing Hanley from Premier League club Newcastle in the summer.

Newcastle United's Grant Hanley celebrates scoring their sixth goal

Derby County and Cardiff City are also claimed to be interested in securing the services of the 25-year-old defender.

It has been reported by The Chronicle that Newcastle will hope to recoup the £5.5m they paid to Blackburn Rovers in the summer of 2016 to sign the Scotland international.

Cheltenham Town's Danny Wright (L) in action with Newcastle United's Grant Hanley

Hanley has a lot of experience of playing in the Championship, and the 25-year-old former Blackburn defender would be a good signing for Wolves or Villa in the summer transfer window.

Both the Wanderers and the Villans will be aiming to finish in the playoffs next season, and the Scotsman could prove to be a valuable signing.

Newcastle United's Grant Hanley in action with Oxford United's Rob Hall