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title: "Villa handed boost in Yacine Bammou hunt"
canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2016/08/10/villa-handed-boost-yacine-bammou-hunt/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Luke Osman"
section: "Aston Villa Transfer News"
published: "2016-08-10T20:37:16Z"
modified: "2016-08-10T20:37:16Z"
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# Villa handed boost in Yacine Bammou hunt

According to French news outlet [But!](https://www.butfootballclub.fr/ligue-1/nantes/fc-nantes-mercato-dautres-mouvements-offensifs-apres-stepinski/), Aston Villa have been handed a massive boost in their chase for FC Nantes forward Yacine Bammou.

This comes as it has recently been confirmed that the Ligue 1 club have signed Mariusz Stepinski from Ruch Chorzow – another striker.

The reports claims that Nantes will now look to offload the Moroccan forward given their recent addition of another forward due to Bammou’s chances of consistent first-team football for the Ligue 1 side now being significantly lower.

The 24-year-old was [linked](https://readastonvilla.com/2016/08/09/aston-villa-eye-move-nantes-forward/) with a move to Villa Park just days ago – with fellow Championship rivals Leeds United also claimed in the report to have shown interest – and it now looks as though a move is even more realistic and likely than what was first seemed.

Roberto Di Matteo will be keen to bolster his striking options as his side get well underway with a difficult Championship campaign.