Club Holding Concrete Talks To Sign Aston Villa Star, Villa Ready To Open Door

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Swedish giants Malmo are holding concrete talks to land an Aston Villa player in the January transfer window and the signs are Villa are prepared to let him leave.

Malmo currently sit top of the Swedish top flight with just three games left for them to play and boasting a five-point lead over second placed Hammarby.

While Malmo have continued to dominate domestically, they have struggled to make a big impact in Europe and have lost two of their three Europa League league phase games so far.