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title: "Aston Villa: Villans ‘close’ on Ewan Simpson"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "David Comerford"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2022-06-08T07:10:12Z"
modified: "2022-06-08T07:10:12Z"
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# Aston Villa: Villans ‘close’ on Ewan Simpson

**Aston Villa are said to be close to signing Hearts’ Ewan Simpson as well as Rangers’ Rory Wilson.**

### The lowdown

Gerrard is about to take an exciting prospect from the club he managed from May 2018 until last November, with a move for Wilson [nearing completion](https://twitter.com/barryanderson_/status/1533728497310523392?s=21&t=cwcR7JrdY1rU-uJZ9q7ToQ).

Rangers are entitled to a £300,000 development fee for 16-year-old striker Wilson, who [bagged a whopping 49 goals](https://twitter.com/barryanderson_/status/1533728497310523392?s=21&t=cwcR7JrdY1rU-uJZ9q7ToQ) in the junior ranks last season.

Simpson is a year younger than his fellow Scotsman Wilson and plays in midfield.

Villa have already been extremely busy this summer, [making four additions to their first-team](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aston-villa/transfers/verein/405/plus/?saison_id=2022&pos=&detailpos=&w_s=).

### The latest

Barry Anderson, a football journalist at The Scotsman/Edinburgh News, [relayed the double update](https://twitter.com/barryanderson_/status/1533728497310523392?s=21&t=cwcR7JrdY1rU-uJZ9q7ToQ) on Monday morning.

In addition to Wilson, he reported that ‘Villa \[are\] also close to signing’ Simpson in a transfer that will cost them £250,000.

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### The verdict

Based on his remarkable goal record, it wouldn’t be a surprise if the arrival of Wilson generated more excitement amongst the Villa fans.

But they should be very pleased with the capture of Simpson too, because he looks a superb talent.

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According to [The Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10756055/Aston-Villa-talks-sign-15-year-old-Hearts-starlet-Ewan-Simpson.html), he’s been delivering ‘outstanding performances’ despite the fact that he’s playing at Under-18 level as a 15-year-old.

Indeed, Villa have prevailed in a hotly-contested race, with Hearts allegedly fielding ‘a number of enquiries’ for Simpson.

It will of course be a while before he’s ready to compete for a first-team place at Villa Park, but it’s certainly a name worth remembering.

**In other news, [Aston Villa are eyeing a Champions League star Gerrard saw up close on a scouting trip](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-news/aston-villa-transfer-news-villans-eye-yannick-carrasco-steven-gerrard/).**