Villa want to sign Grabban in January

Aston Villa are keen to sign Lewis Grabban from Bournemouth in the January transfer window.

According to The Birmingham Mail, Villa are interested in signing Grabban to bolster their attacking options when the next window opens next month.

The report claims that Bournemouth are set to recall Grabban from his loan at Sunderland in January so that they can move him on permanently.

Grabban has been in impressive form since joining Sunderland on loan, scoring 11 times in 17 appearances for the club.

The forward has played 22 games for Bournemouth – scoring once – since rejoining the club from Norwich in 2016.

Bournemouth paid £7m for Grabban, having sold him to Norwich for £2.5m just under two years prior.

Grabban is a proven Championship goalscorer, which Steve Bruce is looking for for the second half of the season.

The report also claims that Villa would be interested in a loan deal with an option to buy at the end of the season.