Steven Gerrard tipped to push on with Aston Villa bid for £50m-rated star ‘who has everything’

Aston Villa has been tipped to raid a Premier League rival and pursue a summer deal for a game-changing midfielder ‘who has everything’.

Brighton star Yves Bissouma is being trailed by a number of top clubs after another outstanding campaign so far for the south coast club. Indeed, it could be argued that the Mali star has taken his game to another level Seagulls this term.

That has led to the likes of Liverpool, Manchester United, Tottenham and Arsenal all being tipped to try and tempt the player into a summer switch.

However, The Athletic claims that Villa are also very much in the mix, mainly thanks to the pull of Steven Gerrard.

But Brighton are not expected to give up their star man lightly and will demand at least £50million.

Bissouma has entered the final 18 months of contract, which puts Graham Potter’s men in a tough position.

This summer is the last in which they will receive what they deem are realistic bids for the midfielder.

However, the 25-year-old is yet to show that he’s willing to extend his stay with Brighton. To that end, an exit look highly likely.

That could in turn lead to a bidding war between at least five clubs and maybe more.

And according to journalist Sami Mokbel, he can see exactly why Villa are after the dynamic star.

He told GiveMeSport: “I can certainly see why Aston Villa are interested in Yves Bissouma. Because as I say, he’s got a little bit of everything in centre midfield.

“He’s got loads of bite, he’s got quality on the ball, he’s got a great engine. I can certainly see why Gerrard would fancy him.”

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