Aston Villa eye Axel Tuanzebe and Tammy Abraham transfers if Jack Grealish joins Man City in £100m deal

DEAN SMITH is weighing up twin transfers to bring former loan stars Axel Tuanzebe and Tammy Abraham back to Villa Park.

Manchester United defender Tuanzebe and Chelsea striker Abraham, both 23, helped Villa win promotion at Wembley in 2019 before returning to their parent clubs.

But with Villa poised to rake in £100million from the sale of Jack Grealish to Manchester City, should their talismanic skipper decide to leave, Smith is determined not to get caught napping.

Manchester United will consider letting Tuanzebe return to Villa on loan if he agrees to extend his current Old Trafford contract by a further 12 months.

That would tie him to United until 2024 and allow him to gather more top-flight experience at Villa now that Raphael Varane is on the brink of signing from Real Madrid.

Although Villa face opposition from Newcastle United, Smith is confident Tuanzebe would jump at the chance to complete a hat-trick of loan deals with the Villains.

Meanwhile, Smith continues to monitor Abraham's situation at Stamford Bridge after Thomas Tuchel launched an £85million bid to sign Romelu Lukaku from Inter Milan.

The striker was a huge hit with Villa fans when he scored 26 goals in 40 appearances during their promotion-winning season in 2019.

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Abraham now looks certain to leave Chelsea with Villa weighing up a £35million offer if Grealish exits to join City in what would be a British record deal.

But Villa could face competition from West Ham for Abraham's signature.

Arsenal are also believed to be interested in the striker, who seems surplus to requirements under Tuchel.