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title: "Aston Villa eye £3m bid to make Johnstone’s loan permanent"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Ste Hoare"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2017-03-27T12:58:01Z"
modified: "2017-03-27T12:58:01Z"
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# Aston Villa eye £3m bid to make Johnstone’s loan permanent

Aston Villa are hoping to make Sam Johnstone’s loan move to Villa Park a permanent switch and are willing to pay £3million to keep him, as per a report from John Percy and James Ducker of [The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/03/27/man-utd-goalkeeper-sam-johnstone-wanted-aston-villa-3m-deal/).

Steve Bruce, who obviously has connections at Manchester United, has reportedly begun speaking to the powers-that-be at Old Trafford as he looks to negotiate a deal to keep the 24-year-old goalkeeper at Villa.

After overcoming a difficult start, Johnstone has impressed during his loan spell with the Villans and Bruce is hoping to get a deal negotiated and agreed before the summer.

![Clive Rose/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2017/03/631221084.jpg)

Johnstone’s performances have apparently caught they eye of a few Premier League clubs, such as Bournemouth, Everton and Sunderland, so Villa will be hoping to get a deal agreed in the near future so that one of the top-flight clubs don’t swoop in and take him.

The goalkeeper signed a new contract with United in October but with  David De Gea and Sergio Romero ahead of him in the pecking order, a move looks to be the best way for him to start establishing himself as a first-choice player.