Manchester United summer target handed Aston Villa transfer message

Aston Villa are reportedly interested in Marseille midfielder Boubacar Kamara as Steven Gerrard bids to improve his midfield ranks.

Kamara apparently has a host of Premier League clubs chasing his signature this summer, while top clubs on the continent also admire the 22-year-old as he enters the final months of his contract at Marseille.

The Daily Mail claim Villa and Manchester United are 'monitoring the situation', although wage demands are reportedly a sticking point for some teams.

Villa saw a bid in the region of £35million rejected for Brighton midfielder Yves Bissouma rejected in January, and reports in Italy claim Franck Kessie is also an ambitious target.

On Kamara, Ligue 1 pundit Walid Acherchour claims the midfielder should join a Champions League club this summer, as opposed to signing for a Premier League side outside of the European places.

"If Boubacar Kamara should stay at OM? I am divided. He must leave, but it depends where," Foot Radio report him saying.

"I think he should go to a club in the European top 12 or top 14. But if it’s to go to Aston Villa, Watford or Everton, I prefer that he stays at OM, especially if they go to the Champions League.

"But if you explain to me that he is going to Sevilla in the role of Fernando, or to Napoli, in this kind of playing team where he will have a coach who will trust him, where he will be a starter, I say why not.

"There will be more room at AC Milan, for example, with the departure of Kessie, Borussia Dortmund… These kinds of teams, yes."