Aston Villa transfer round-up: Burnley demand sizeable offer plus Jose Mourinho's help

The countdown is on for Saturday August 6 when Aston Villa visit Bournemouth in their new Premier League campaign.

Boss Steven Gerrard looks set to have a new-look side ready for the curtain raiser after being very active early on in the transfer window. Boubacar Kamara signed as a free transfer from Marseille just after the end of last season and has since been joined by Sevilla centre-back Diego Carlos, while Philippe Coutinho and Robin Olsen have made their loan moves permanent.

Gerrard is now keen to further add to his squad after selling Matt Targett to Newcastle United for £15m after his successful loan and there could be further out-goings among fringe players. Mirror.co.uk takes a look at the speculation today around the club and any transfer business.

Aston Villa have been told they will have to make a ‘sizeable offer’ to Burnley for centre-back Nathan Collins to nab the defender.

The 21-year-old started 18 games in his first season in the Premier League and impressed despite the club's relegation to the Championship. Villa, Leeds and Wolves are all said to be ‘monitoring’ the player’s situation this summer.

Lancashire live report that the player’s lengthy contract means that only a ‘sizeable offer’ from clubs would cause Burnley to consider cashing in this summer. The club paid a fee of £12.6 million last summer and would only sell for a major profit.

Collins did though say that he’s unsure what the summer holds for him in terms of a transfer away from Turf Moor. “Who knows? I don’t know myself,” he answered when asked.

Roma could be moving on from their interest in Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz, according to reports.

The Italian giants have been linked with an interest in the Brazilian