Aston Villa: £51.3m pair 'could leave' Villa Park this summer

Aston Villa defenders Ezri Konsa and Tyrone Mings could both depart the club in the summer transfer window, according to insider Dean Jones.

Steven Gerrard looks set to make some big calls in the off-season, and this could include offloading a number of first-team players.

Konsa was an ever-present under Dean Smith in the first part of the season, starting all 10 of the Premier League games he was available for.

He has still played regularly with Gerrard at the helm, but has been dropped from the team on several occasions to accommodate Calum Chambers, including this past weekend as Villa beat Norwich 2-0.

Meanwhile, Gerrard has kept faith with Mings, picking him on a weekly basis and allowing him to keep the captain’s armband.

However, the former Rangers boss has stated that he will re-evaluate the captaincy situation over the summer, suggesting he is not completely convinced that Mings should lead the side in the long-term.

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Jones has claimed that he could see a scenario where Konsa and Mings are both moved on in the coming months if Gerrard can find suitable replacements.

He told GIVEMESPORT: “They both could leave. I think that that’s plausible. And it’s not impossible that they could find two replacements at a decent value.”

“Mings and Konsa, for where Steven Gerrard is heading with this side, I think it’s plausible that they would be open to offers for both players.”

Villa have been linked with a couple of defenders as the transfer window edges nearer.

It has been claimed that the club are monitoring Duje Caleta-Car’s situation at Marseille. The 25-year-old is experienced, having made 22 international appearances for Croatia, and his