Steve Bruce has now been in charge of Aston Villa for a month now and he’s taking this team back up the Championship table.
After winning just one league game under Roberto Di Matteo, Bruce has led Villa to three league wins in his five matches in charge of the club – with his side yet to lose as well.
Now comes the tough part, retooling a clearly lacklustre squad and preparing them for the second half of the season where they hope to consolidate themselves in a top six place and possibly better.
One way of doing that is striking pre-contract deals with overseas stars and then potentially signing them for a cut-price fee in January.
Here’s a number of players that fit that profile that Aston Villa should go after.
