Aston Villa are accelerating their move to sign AC Milan star Fikayo Tomori in the closing stages of the transfer window.

AC Milan face Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday night in their final Champions League game before the first phase finishes, and some clues have arrived about Sergio Conceicao’s selections.The main

Newcastle United fans have all said the same thing about the possibility of signing Fikayo Tomori during the January transfer window.

Aston Villa, under Unai Emery, have shown remarkable progress in recent seasons and would see Tomori as a key addition to their squad. Emery’s side have consistently pushed the boundaries in the transfer market, and landing an England international would underline their ambitions to compete with the Premier League’s elite.

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Fabrizio Romano shares what's set to happen with AC Milan's Fikayo Tomori in the coming days amid interest from Tottenham and Aston Villa.

Pierre Kalulu laughs when asked if he would advise his former Milan teammate Fikayo Tomori to join him at Juventus. ‘It went well for me.’

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Juventus are prepared to send a new offer for Milan defender Fikayo Tomori as Ronald Araujo seems unwilling to leave

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Aston Villa are hoping to beat Newcastle to the signing of Fikayo Tomori as speculation continues to grow over the defender’s future at Milan.

According to the latest from Sky and MilanNews, the way that Conceicao intends to deal with the issue on the right side of defence is by playing Fikayo Tomori there as a full-back. Matteo Gabbia, Strahinja Pavlovic and Theo Hernandez are expected to keep their places.

Aston Villa and Newcastle United are set to battle it out for 27-year-old England and AC Milan centre-back Fikayo Tomori. (Football Insider) Want more transfer stories? Read Thursday's full gossip col