Aston Villa manager Dean Smith says he will rely on Jonathan Kodjia and Scott Hogan to fill the void left by Tammy Abraham, should he leave the club this month.
The 21-year old striker, on loan from Chelsea, has scored 16 goals in 20 appearances for the Villans this season. However, it isn’t clear whether he will remain to see out the remainder of the season, with Wolves interested in bringing him to the Premier League.
And while Smith is hopeful that Abraham will decide to remain at Villa Park, he believes he has the perfect duo to cover if he does depart.
When asked about what his contingency plan would be if Abraham left, as reported by Express & Star, Smith said:
We already have our contingency plan in the building.
I have got a player who has already scored 20 goals as No.9 in this league in Jonathan Kodjia.
I also have a player I worked closely with at Brentford (Hogan), who scored 15 goals before Christmas in this league.
Unfortunately they have not had the chance because we have a player who has scored 16 in 20 games.
