Tottenham tempted to pounce on £40m-rated Aston Villa player

Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly monitoring a versatile Aston Villa star who Unai Emery’s side may be prepared to cash in for the right transfer fee this summer.

It has been reported over recent days that signing a midfielder is one of Thomas Frank’s top transfer priorities this summer as he looks to tweak the Tottenham first-team squad which he inherited from his predecessor Ange Postecoglou.

Spurs are short of homegrown players in their squad and it is an issue that the North...