Joe Gomez, Douglas Luiz contract and the truth behind Luis Suarez to Aston Villa links

It's all set for a huge summer of change at Aston Villa as Steven Gerrard prepares to mould his squad to help compete with the very best of them in the Premier League next season. The head coach, 41, wants to fight hard to upset the so-called top-six while Gerrard has big ambitions to win a trophy with the Carabao Cup and FA Cup to play for.

Looking ahead to the summer, transfer discussions dominated our latest Q&A with Ashley Preece, while fans are excited by Villa's plans to build a new North Stand. Here's what went down.

Coutinho deal is, I'm told, likely to go through. Just a case of dotting Is and crossing Ts. Nothing new re Suarez; he'll decide his next move once La Liga concludes. It's an option for Villa. As for Kamara, Villa want him but face stiff competition from Atletico Madrid.

Nothing new. Scouting ongoing all of the time. Gerrard prefers to be more hands-on with transfers compared to Dean Smith. Gerrard working much closer to Lange, Purslow and scouting department. Names on Villa's shortlist we've heard before: Kamara, Bissouma, Sangare, Coutinho permanent, Hickey, Ginter. Contract talks: Douglas and Carney as you were, talks haven't progressed. Still 12 months left on their deals. Brentford friendly; Bailey scored 2, Traore got 1... not sure who else. Villa won 5-1. Iroegbunam played 90 minutes.

It's one Villa like. Gerrard really keen on that but it'll be down to Gomez himself to force a move out of Liverpool this summer. Two years left on his Anfield deal so a decision needs to be made.

It'll be mega, mate. North Stand often the first things supporters see when coming to Villa Park and, knowing Purslow, he'll want to go big with it. I'm thinking a modern, glass façade. Big fan park and giant club