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Aston Villa are ready to steal a march on their rivals in the battle to sign Burnley forward Chris Wood.
According to Football Insider, Villa are one of three Premier League clubs chasing the New Zealand international.
Wood, 29, has been an instrumental part of Sean Dyche’s Clarets squad since joining from Leeds in 2017 and netted double figures for the fourth straight campaign in 2020-21.
Dean Smith is keen to boost his forward options after a promising season for Villa ended with his side limping home in 11th.
Wood features promimently on his list of targets but Burnley are likely to command a fee in the region of £30million for their star marksman.
The report also claims Smith is unconvinced by the prospect of bringing Tammy Abraham back to Villa Park on a permanent basis, despite the Chelsea forward netting 25 goals in 37 Championship appearances for the club back in 2018-19.
