Aston Villa are closing in on a deal for Everton defender Lucas Digne to give Steven Gerrard his second signing of the transfer window.
Gerrard has already sealed a loan move for Philippe Coutinho, his former Liverpool team-mate, from Barcelona for the rest of the season and is confident of adding Digne for about £25million.
As part of a separate deal, Villa winger Anwar El Ghazi could move to Everton as Gerrard looks to reshape his squad for an assault on the European places in the second half of the campaign.
Along with El Ghazi, winger Trezeguet – who is currently competing for Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations – is thought to be available for transfer this month.
Digne would end Villa’s hunt for a left-back but they remain in the market for a defensive midfielder, a centre-back and possibly a goalkeeper before the window closes.
Coutinho is due to train with his new team-mates for the first time on Wednesday after arriving in Birmingham on Tuesday.
‘I’ve known Stevie for a long time,’ said the Brazilian. ‘I played with him and I learned a lot from him.
‘He’s someone who I have big admiration for. I hope to do my best here. I will work hard and I hope we can do good work together.
‘I’ve known Stevie for a long time. I played with him and I learned a lot from him. I hope it will be a great rest of the season here.’
Zipcdeky
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Steve is a very good coach, before his coaching I can't remember seeing him coming to criticize players and coaches like all this old retired English players who have no success in any coaching carrier. the Neville's and Paul scholes and the rest of all this English pundit have never achieved success in any club yet they have the guts to come to the media to insult players and coaches who are actively fighting. tell them if it is always easy like the speak, they should get a coaching badge. stupid English pundits
AzuhDante
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