Former Aston Villa man could make ‘shock’ Leicester City move as Wolves tipped to make £20m+ bid for teenager

There is now less than one month before the 2023/24 Premier League season as both Aston Villa and Wolves get set for the new campaign.

Unai Emery’s side are away to Newcastle United in their opening fixture while Wolves will be making the trip to Old Trafford to face Manchester United. Meanwhile, there is still plenty of transfer business expected to be done across the country between now and then.

Julen Lopetegui is said to be making a ‘major push’ to capture one of the most highly rated young players in England who multiple Premier League clubs are thought to be tracking. Elsewhere, a former Villa player has expressed a desire to move to Leicester City after becoming a free agent. Here are the latest Aston Villa and Wolves transfer news headlines on Sunday, July 16:

Former Aston Villa man could make ‘shock’ Leicester City move

Per a report from The Mirror, Danny Drinkwater is eyeing up a shock return to Leicester - six years since the midfielder quit the Foxes for Chelsea. The 33-year old has a brief loan spell at Aston Villa in 2020 and has turned out for multiple clubs across the Premier League and EFL including Burnley, Watford and Huddersfield Town.

The three times capped England international was on loan at Reading during the 2021/22 season but made just one appearance in his final four years at Stamford Bridge. He said: “I’d one hundred per cent go back to Leicester, it’s a special place for me. To help them get back to the Premier League is something I’d love to do.”

According to The Telegraph, Wolves are set to make a £20 million plus bid for highly rated Bristol City teenager Alex Scott. Julen Lopetegui is said to be keen on 19-year-old midfielder with Bournemouth and West Ham also thought to be interested.

It is claimed that Wolves will submit the £20 million plus bid for the Robins starlet as Julen Lopetegui is making a ‘major push’ to capture the highly-rated England under-20 international. Scott has been a regular starter over the last two seasons for City and has already played over 100 games of senior football despite still being a teenager.