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Aston Villa eyeing up a £30million swoop for Bayer Leverkusen star Leon Bailey as Dean Smith looks to continue big summer window following £40m arrival of Emi Buendia

Aston Villa are lining up a move for Bayer Leverkusen star Leon Bailey.

Villa have identified winger Bailey as an attainable target and are preparing an approach to his Bundesliga club.

Bailey, who has two years left on his current deal and is capable of playing on both flanks, is valued at between £25m-£30m. Villa boss Dean Smith is targeting another wide attacker, with Trezeguet recovering from a knee injury while the club would listen to offers for Anwar El Ghazi.

Aston Villa are lining up a move for Bayer Leverkusen's u00a330m attacker Leon Bailey this summer
The 23-year-old has repeatedly been on the radar of a number of top clubs in England

The exciting 23-year-old joined Leverkusen from Genk in 2017 and has repeatedly been on the radar of a number of clubs in England.