Aston Villa are closing in on three separate January signings, with bids tabled for a goalkeeper and forward and a medical booked for a right-back, according to multiple top sources.
It’s been a low-key winter window for Unai Emery’s side thus far, though that is about to change. The Premier League title challengers are making moves and the first deal to cross the line will regard right-back, Kosta Nedeljkovic.
The 18-year-old plays for Serbian club Red Star Belgrade, and TEAMtalk exclusively announced on Tuesday that the defender has agreed to personal terms with Villa.
Red Star are expected to pay around £6.8 million for Nedeljkovic, who is highly rated and a fixture in Serbia’s Under-19s national team.
According to Athletics’ David Ornstein on Friday morning, a medical has been scheduled for today.
This year, Aston Villa and Emery have focused on adding younger players, and bids for two more rising talents have been tabled, according to Ornstein and Fabrizio Romano.
Aston Villa are interested in signing Middlesbrough’s forward, according to Ornstein. Villa have made a bid for versatile Middlesbrough forward Morgan Rogers.
The 21-year-old right-footer can play on either wing, but he has dominated the attacking midfield role this season. He has six goals and eight assists in 31 matches across all competitions this season.
Rogers was named Villa’s top transfer target this month, and he is said to be ‘excited’ about the prospect to join the Premier League champions.
TEAMtalk later heard that Villa’s bid, which was really their second for Rogers, had been rejected.
However, with Emery and Rogers both eager to reach an agreement, a third offer is not impossible.
Rogers was previously on the Manchester City roster and has represented England at several junior levels.
Offer lodged for Iceland international
Meanwhile, Fabrizio Romano revealed that Villa is interested in signing 22-year-old custodian Hakon Valdimarsson.
The five-cap Iceland international plays for Swedish team Elfsborg, where he is a frequent starter.
Romano said that both Villa and Danish side Copenhagen had made bids for Valdimarsson. Villa’s bid (more than €2 million) is more than Copenhagen’s (€1.7 million).
Neither of the bids have been approved as yet, though the fact Villa’s is higher surely gives them an edge.
One element to consider is that Valdimarsson will know he will not be a regular starter at Villa Park due to the presence of Emiliano Martinez.
This window, Villa sold Finn Azaz to Middlesbrough for £2 million, while back-up striker Jhon Duran has surfaced as a surprise loan target for Chelsea.
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