Steven Gerrard keen to add defender to Aston Villa as Kortney Hause departs on loan
Villa’s priority is signing a defender before next week’s transfer deadline after pulling out of a £25million deal for Watford forward Ismaila Sarr.
The Senegal international appeared on course to become the club’s sixth arrival of the transfer window but a final agreement between the clubs and the player could not be reached, with Villa now turning their attentions elsewhere.
Kortney Hause has joined Watford on a season-long loan, a move which leaves Villa with just three fit senior centre-backs. Southampton’s Jan Bednarek is on their list of targets to plug the gap left by the loss of Diego Carlos to serious injury, while a midfielder is also desired by boss Steven Gerrard.
Winger Bertrand Traore yesterday completed his season-long loan switch to Istanbul Basaksehir.
