Aston Villa are reported to have reached an agreement that will see forward Ross McCormack leave the club on a free this summer, as the Villains shape their squad for a return to the Premier League.
McCormack signed for Villa for £12m as recently as 2016, when they were last in the top flight, but he has not featured at the club in almost two years, will ill-fated loan spells at Nottingham Forest, Melbourne City, Central Coast Marriners and most recently Motherwell in the SPFL Premiership.
His contract was due to expire next summer, but with promotion to the Premier League secured via the playoffs, the Telegraph report that Villa have cut ties, and he will be able to find a new permanent club one year early.