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title: "Villa to make run at Nick Powell before transfer deadline"
canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2018/08/07/villa-to-make-run-at-nick-powell-before-transfer-deadline/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Sam Brown"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2018-08-07T14:17:36Z"
modified: "2018-08-07T14:17:36Z"
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# Villa to make run at Nick Powell before transfer deadline

Aston Villa are preparing to make a run at signing Wigan’s Nick Powell before the transfer window shuts on Thursday.

Graeme Bailey of the Gambling Times reports that manager Steve Bruce has convinced Villa executives to make a push for the midfielder, who has been at Wigan since 2016.

Making 68 appearances for the Latics since joining from Manchester United, the 24-year-old obliterated League One during the Lancastrians’ promotion run last season.

> Twitter: Aston Villa hopeful of deals for Wigan’s Nick Powell and Hibernian ace John McGinn – could be a brilliant week for… https://t.co/VJYAQhmmz0 (@GraemeBailey)

A youth product of Crewe Alexandra, Alex Ferguson snapped up the prospect in 2012.

As rumours Jack Grealish’s Villa career may end in the coming days with a move to Spurs, Bruce may be looking to find a possible replacement for the attacking midfielder.

Powell would provide a versatile attacking option, having spent time both as a midfielder and a forward at Wigan.

Whether their Championship rivals will choose to sell this close to the deadline remains to be seen, especially given the lack of time-frame to prepare a replacement.