Aston Villa are braced for interest in their star players this summer as the impact of spending rules bites across the league.
Unai Emery’s men are fighting for a place in next season’s Champions League but like a number of Premier League clubs, must manage their finances carefully to stay within the competition’s spending rules.
The points deduction for Everton and possible further penalties for the Goodison Park club and Nottingham Forest have left the division on high alert.
Homegrown midfielder Jacob Ramsey, valued at about £50million, was a target for Newcastle during January and any fee received could be banked as pure profit for PSR (profit and sustainability) purposes as the 22-year-old is a product of the Villa academy.