Aston Villa are hopeful of adding another goalkeeper to their ranks this month, The Athletic's Gregg Evans says. 

The lowdown

On Friday, Villa announced that they had agreed a deal to make FC Barcelona's Philippe Coutinho the first signing of the Steven Gerrard era, but it doesn't look like they're stopping there.

In terms of goalkeepers, Gerrard currently has Emiliano Martinez, Jed Steer, 20-year-old Viljami Sinisalo and teenager Filip Marschall at his disposal.

Martinez is the clear no. 1, but he was rested for both of Villa's EFL Cup matches and was unavailable for the Premier League trip to Chelsea, with Steer standing in.

The latest

After they Johan Lange wrapped up the Coutinho loan, Evans tweeted that 'Villa also want' a 'keeper and 'may send younger stoppers out loan'.

They'd also like to bring in a full-back, with Bologna's Aaron Hickey a target.

The verdict

It's hard to imagine that Martinez is under any real threat. After all, this is a goalkeeper who was nominated the Yashin Trophy last year.

Instead, it seems more likely that Villa want an upgrade on Steer, someone who can push Martinez just that little bit more.

The Englishman wasn't overly impressive when he got his chance in the league, conceding three goals at Stamford Bridge against a post-shot expected goals of only 1.8.

As a result, Villa may not be confident in him if Martinez is missing for a stretch of games.

In other news, this man is nearing a move away from Villa.