Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard is eager to strengthen his squad further this summer as he plans an assault on the Premier League's top six next season.
Villa were very active in January bringing in Philippe Coutinho on loan from Barcelona and signing Lucas Digne from Everton in addition to Calum Chambers, Robin Olsen and Kerr Smith.
Gerrard is considering buying Coutinho permanently this summer with his former Liverpool team-mate possibly available for cheaper than first thought, while they club have a growing interest in a Marseille midfielder talk of Villa being prepared the player a bumper deal.
