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title: "Villa linked with move for League One defender"
canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2017/06/02/villa-linked-move-league-one-defender/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Ste Hoare"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2017-06-02T14:00:57Z"
modified: "2017-06-02T14:00:57Z"
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# Villa linked with move for League One defender

Aston Villa are one of three Championship clubs interested in signing Fleetwood Town left-back Amari’i Bell, according to a report from the [Birmingham Mail](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/transfers-former-birmingham-city-man-13127057).

The 23-year-old is also a target for his former club Birmingham City as well as Norwich so Villa will face competition for his services should they decide to act on their interest.

The left-back was released by Birmingham back in 2015 having made just one first-team appearance but after two very good seasons in League One, he’s apparently back in their radar.

![Pete Norton/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2017/06/645362686.jpg)

He played 53 games for The Trawlermen last season, in which he scored three goals and had six assists.

According to the report, a number of [Premier League](https://readpl.com/) sides have also scouted Bell but a move to the Championship seems more likely for him at this stage of his career.

Birmingham are the favourites to get him, but a deal is by no means certain so there is still a chance that he could join Villa.