Alvaro Negredo to Villa?

Almeria striker Alvaro Negredo is likely to quit the club, according to a club spokesman at the Spanish side. Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is a known admirer of the forward.

Aston Villa are willing to pay as much as 3.5 million GBP to bring Negredo to the club.

A club spokesman said of Negredo: “I must tell Almeria fans to make the most of Negredo because unfortunately I think that he will not stay here for long.”