Villa are set to face competition in their chase for Defender Steven Caulker, with Wigan looking at a move for the former QPR and Liverpool man.
The Mail are reporting that Wigan are reportedly looking a the defender, who has also been linked with a move to Villa Park.
The defender left Dundee in the Summer after spending last season at the Scottish side.
Caulker has also had some surprising interest from Arsenal Kiev of Ukraine.
Wigan are looking to strengthen at the back like Villa. Key defender Dan Burn is set to leave the club to join Brighton in the January window, so Latics boss Paul Cook is looking for more options.
Villa are also looking at Caulker, as well as former West Ham man James Collins, as Steve Bruce looks to fix his sides leaky defence.
The Villans have not had the greatest start to the season, with Villa losing 2-1 to Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.
