Even though Aston Villa have been particularly busy in the January transfer window so far with the likes of Lucas Digne, Philippe Coutinho and Robin Olsen making moves to the Midlands club in the past few weeks, it appears as though the club still have their eyes on potential targets and areas to improve their squad.

What's the news?

According to a recent report from The Athletic by Villa journalist Gregg Evans, the Midlands club have had "some conversations" over the possibility of a new striker being brought in this month, with Arsenal's Eddie Nketiah being "considered" for a move to Villa Park.

After joining the club from Chelsea's youth system back in 2015, Nketiah has worked his way through Arsenal's youth ranks and even had a loan spell with Leeds United, as well as making 73 senior appearances for the Gunners with 18 goals and one assist under his belt.

With the 22-year-old's contract at Arsenal set to expire in the summer, Villa's apparent interest could persuade the north London club to sell Nketiah, who Mikel Arteta has described as "extraordinary" in the past, and get a suitable transfer fee rather than see him leave as a free agent at the end of the season if he doesn't sign a new deal there before then.

One in, one out

If Villa were to sign the £9m-rated Nketiah this month or even in the summer transfer window, this could give the Midlands club the chance to finally axe their current striker Wesley on a permanent basis.

He joined Brazilian club Internacional on loan earlier this month after spending the first half of the season on loan in Belgium with Club Brugge but could be shipped out permanently in the summer if bumped even further down the pecking order.

Given how he failed to score a goal for Brugge during his time there this season and has only managed to score six times in 26 appearances for Villa across all competitions since his arrival back in June 2019 in a deal worth a reported fee of £22m, selling him could be a great way of getting his £46k-per-week wages of the club's bill to accommodate a place for Nketiah in their squad for the future.

If Villa and Steven Gerrard think Nketiah would be a good fit in the squad and deliver what they want, then they should definitely make an approach to Arsenal to see what his situation is and whether or not they'd be willing to negotiate a suitable deal for him.

Either way, his entrance would certainly facilitate a permanent move away for one of the club's unfortunate flops.

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