Aston Villa want Marcos Senna

Aston Villa are lining up Marcos Senna, the Villarreal defensive midfielder. Villa are set to make a £6 million offer for the Yellow Submarines' anchorman, who has played in the Spanish international side in the last couple of years.

Manchester United were interested in bringing Senna to Old Trafford in 2007, but instead swooped to sign Owen Hargreaves.

Now, Martin O'Neill is ready to test Villarreal's patience and swoop for the 31 year old Brazilian born midfielder.

Senna spent the majority of his career playing in Brazil, most notably for Corinthians and Sao Caetano.