Former Aston Villa CEO Keith Wyness expects a "sensational" midfielder to move to Villa Park this summer, with Unai Emery said to be a "huge fan".
Villa's summer transfer window plans
Villa were extremely active in the January transfer window, bringing in the likes of Marco Asensio and Marcus Rashford on loan, while Donyell Malen arrived from Borussia Dortmund on a permanent basis.
However, Emery remains intent on bringing in more additions in the summer, and the manager could be particularly keen to strengthen his defence, with a recent report revealing Celtic's Cameron Carter-Vickers is now of interest.
An enquiry has also been made over the potential signing of Viktoria Plzen's Pavel Sulc, who has impressed in an attacking-midfield role this season, although there could be competition for the Czech from the likes of Manchester City and Leeds United.
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The Villans are already well stocked in attacking midfield, with the likes of Morgan Rogers and Asensio at Emery's disposal, but the latter player is only on loan from Paris Saint-Germain, meaning his long-term future remains up in the air.
However, in a recent interview with Football Insider, Wyness has now revealed he expects his former club to sign the Spaniard on a permanent basis in the summer window, saying: "I think they'll push ahead and sign him, Emery has been a huge fan for many years.
"I've followed his career myself, I think back to when he was at Real Mallorca - that's when he came to prominence in my mind, anyway.
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"He's a talent, and he seems to fit the number ten role that Emery wants him to play.
"I think they'll do it. We know Villa will be tight, but they've done some clever trading around the PSR situation.
"I expect Monchi to be the master chess player and get it done. I expect Asensio to be one of the key targets, so they'll make it happen."
"Sensational" Asensio has started well at Villa
It is little wonder Villa may be keen to sign the 29-year-old on a permanent basis this summer, given that he has made a fantastic start to life in the Premier League since arriving on loan from PSG in January.
The £117k-per-week maestro missed the recent 1-0 win at Brentford through injury, but prior to that, he was in fine form in front of goal, finding the back of the net five times in his last four outings.
The former Real Madrid man has been lauded as "sensational" by members of the media in the past, and he is off to a flying start to his Villa career, showing signs he could be a key player for Emery going forward.
As such, it is exciting news that Villa are set to pursue a permanent move for Asensio in the summer, and PSG's willingness to send him out on loan in January indicates a deal is there to be done.