Aston Villa are set to make a formal approach to Steven Gerrard regarding the vacant managerial post at Villa Park.

What's the talk?

That's according to John Percy's recent report for The Telegraph, in which the journalist revealed that Villa's owners, Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens, view the 41-year-old manager as the perfect figurehead for their project at Villa Park.

Percy continues to suggest that the Rangers manager would be open to the possibility of a move to the Premier League side, who are hoping to appoint a new coach before the club's next league fixture on November 20.

Fans will be buzzing

Considering the overall level of support the prospect of appointing Gerrard has generated amongst the Villa fanbase, the news that the club look set to make an official approach for the 41-year-old, in addition to the fact that the former Liverpool captain appears keen on a move to Villa Park, is sure to have left Villans buzzing.

Indeed, according to two polls recently ran on Football FanCast, Villa fans would prefer Gerrard to both Belgium national team coach Roberto Martinez and Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl - both of whom are also reported to be leading candidates for the position at Aston Villa.

Furthermore, a number of fans have also been expressing their desire for the former England international to be given a shot at Villa Park on Twitter, with one claiming that Gerrard's passion and winner's mentality is "what we need" at Villa, while another stated that they would "love to give Steve Gerrard a go" at their club.

It is not difficult to see why so many fans would like Gerrard to succeed Dean Smith, as, since his appointment in Glasgow, the 41-year-old has highly impressed, steering Gers to the league title last season without losing a single game - and stopping their bitter rivals Celtic securing ten consecutive Scottish Premiership crowns in doing so - as well as guiding the club to the last 16 of the Europa League in back to back campaigns.

As such, Percy's latest update is sure to be very well received by many of the Aston Villa fanbase, as it would certainly appear as if, at present, all things point to Gerrard's arrival in the second city in the not too distant future.

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