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title: "Aston Villa: Villains considering shock move for Chris Wood"
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author: "Sean Clifford"
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published: "2021-06-02T20:05:11Z"
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# Aston Villa: Villains considering shock move for Chris Wood

**Aston Villa are reportedly interested in making a shock move to bring Burnley striker Chris Wood to Villa Park, according to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-aston-villa-set-sights-on-burnley-star-wood-as-huge-price-tag-revealed/).**

### The lowdown

Enjoying another consistent season for Sean Dyche’s men, Chris Wood has went on to register an impressive 15 goal contributions in 33 outings in 2020/21; 12 goals and three assists \[[Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/chris-wood/leistungsdaten/spieler/108725)\].

Going under the radar as a player, the New Zealand native has been a constant menace for defenders in recent campaigns. Winning an average of 4.7 aerial duels per 90 minutes, the 29-year-old is a handful for any prospective opposition defender \[[WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/73380/Show/Chris-Wood)\].

Incredibly, he has notched a double figure goal tally for Burnley in every season since joining the Clarets in 2017 \[[Transfermarkt](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/73380/Show/Chris-Wood)\]. He now finally seems to be gaining the recognition he deserves.

### The latest

Aston Villa are looking for another frontman to boost their goalscoring options, whilst leveraging some of the burden away from Ollie Watkins \[[Lancashire Live](https://www.lancs.live/sport/football/transfer-news/chris-wood-burnley-aston-villa-20725195)\].

However, any move may come at a sizeable cost for the Midlands club, as a whopping £30-40 million price tag has been quoted by [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-aston-villa-set-sights-on-burnley-star-wood-as-huge-price-tag-revealed/), – they claim a recruitment source has told them that Villa are one of three top Premier League clubs eyeing a move.

The huge price tag may of course throw a spanner in the works with regard to any potential transfer hunt.

### The verdict

Without doubt, Chris Wood is the epitome of a consistent footballer who works hard for the team and rarely falters.

Described as ‘excellent’ by manager Sean Dyche, he would undoubtedly be a great addition to the Villa ranks \[[Burnley Express](https://www.burnleyexpress.net/sport/football/burnley-boss-sean-dyche-impressed-by-form-of-clubs-player-of-the-year-chris-wood-3255750)\], and of course offers an entirely different style of play to Watkins with his aerial dominance.

Conversely, to shell out such a sum on someone approaching their thirties would be reckless. Short-termism never ends well in football, whereas younger rumoured targets in the same position could provide more value for money long-term.

Regularly linked with[Tammy Abraham](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league/aston-villa/aston-villa-dean-smith-uncertain-on-tammy-abraham-pursuit/), he may be a better option for Aston Villa due to the minimal mileage he has as a footballer comparative to Wood.

**In other news, Aston Villa fans have been reacting to an exciting [Jack Grealish](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-news/aston-villa-fans-react-to-exciting-jack-grealish-update/) update.**