Whilst some clubs would absolutely love to bring in a striker like Charlie Austin, Aston Villa fans are all desperate to steer clear of the 29-year-old. The Telegraph has run a story that claims the striker could leave Southampton this month, and despite his Championship pedigree, the Villains want to miss out on this one.

In his career, Charlie Austin has proven to be a brilliant goalscorer at Championship level. In his time at both Burnley and QPR his lowest goal tally in a full season is 16 goals, which he managed in the 2011/12 season with the Clarets. However, whether he's what's needed at Villa Park is another question as entirely, as they already have the likes of Jonathan Kodjia and Tammy Abraham scoring the goals.

Instead, the Villains would rather go for a young player for the future who is preferably a defender. The fact that they already have goals flowing freely is brilliant, but stopping them at the other end is something that they've struggled with. Whilst Austin is no doubt a brilliant player, he wouldn't be much use to Dean Smith as the Villa gaffer looks to tighten up his backline.

You can read the Villains' verdict on Austin here:

 

The Villains are all in agreement that Austin is not what they need, although they'll be keen to see maybe one more player come in before the end of the window.