Kesler over Cash, Bentancur starts - Gerrard's strongest Aston Villa team after transfer deadline
The clock continues to tick down on Aston Villa's pursuit of top target Rodrigo Bentancur with negotiations ongoing with Juventus.
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Liverpool won’t sell Aston Villa target Joe Gomez in the final days of the January window, Football Insider report.
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Aston Villa have Ezri Konsa, Kortney Hause and Tyrone Mings at centre-back but have a lack of depth after Axel Tuanzebe cut his loan deal short, so Steven Gerrard is expected to bring in another defender before the January transfer window closes.