Aston Villa may only target a winger when the transfer window re-opens in January, according to a report.
The Birmingham Mail have claimed that the newly-promoted side, who spent heavily in the summer bringing in 12 players for over £100 million, are set for a quiet window.
It is said that Dean Smith might only target a new winger in order to boost his options in the wide areas, with Jack Grealish, Trezeguet, Anwar El Ghazi and Jota able to deploy those roles.
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Villa need to add some attacking legs to their final third in January, with fans seemingly keen on a wide player and a striker.
Wesley is receiving mixed reviews for his performances, back-up Keinan Davis is currently out injured, whilst Jonathan Kodja hasn’t started a game this term and clearly isn’t fancied by Smith.
Either way, Villa need some fresh legs and if they do add a winger then it’ll be interesting to see if Grealish does revert back to playing in the middle of the park.
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Grealish has been moved from the number 8 role to a wide role by his manager, and in recent weeks it has proven to have paid off.
But it wouldn’t be a surprise if another winger is added to see Smith move Grealish back into midfield, as these coming weeks before the window re-opens will be crucial to how Villa’s season will end up panning out.