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title: "Aston Villa: Steven Gerrard lines up two January moves"
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author: "David Comerford"
section: "Aston Villa"
published: "2021-11-28T10:05:12Z"
modified: "2021-11-28T10:05:12Z"
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# Aston Villa: Steven Gerrard lines up two January moves

**Aston Villa are hoping to furnish Steven Gerrard with a new centre-back and a defensive midfielder in the January transfer window, according to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/aston-villa-january-two-signings-planned/).**

### The lowdown

The 41-year-old took over from Dean Smith earlier this month, so January will be his first chance to put his stamp on the squad through recruitment.

Villa spent [£89.84m](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aston-villa/transfers/verein/405) in the summer, with £34.5m addition Emiliano Buendia becoming their record signing and Leon Bailey and Danny Ings slotting into their [all-time](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aston-villa/transferrekorde/verein/405) top four purchases.

Their outlay was the [fifth-highest in the Premier League](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/premier-league/einnahmenausgaben/wettbewerb/GB1), yet they still managed to turn a [£24.46m profit](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/premier-league/einnahmenausgaben/wettbewerb/GB1) after the [British record sale](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11679/12372309/jack-grealish-manchester-city-sign-aston-villa-captain-for-100m) of Jack Grealish to Manchester City.

### The latest

An Aston Villa source has told [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/aston-villa-january-two-signings-planned/) that NSWE are prepared to sanction “big money” deals in the mid-season window.

Gerrard has identified the two positions he would like to be strengthened, namely centre-back and defensive midfield.

### The verdict

When he was at Rangers, Gerrard had [expressed frustration at the club’s lack of spending](https://theathletic.com/2943618/2021/11/11/why-gerrard-left-rangers-to-join-villa-and-what-next-for-scottish-champions/#:~:text=Gerrard%20departing%20to%20England's%20second,of%20experience%20as%20a%20coach.), so you can imagine that he sought assurances that he’d be adequately backed before taking on the Villa job.

Who could he potentially be targeting? Perhaps the centre-back could be reported target Pau Torres of Villarreal, and that would certainly be a big-money deal, with a report from [Fichajes](https://www.fichajes.net/noticias/espanol-quiere-gerrard-aston-villa-20211121.html) claiming that he’s valued at around £42m.

Eclipsing their transfer record once again to snap up the [‘extraordinary’](https://theathletic.com/2331735/2021/01/22/pau-torres-the-villarreal-centre-back-europes-top-clubs-are-all-chasing/) centre-back would be quite some statement of intent under the new boss.

**In other news, [Kevin Campbell thinks Gerrard may look to strengthen this position as well](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-transfer-rumours/aston-villa-kevin-campbell-backs-gerrard-to-sign-borna-sosa/)**