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title: "Villa reportedly interested in Stoke defender"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Sheldon Muchmore"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2019-01-28T14:58:29Z"
modified: "2019-01-28T14:59:04Z"
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# Villa reportedly interested in Stoke defender

According to a report in the[Birmingham Mail](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/exclusive-aston-villa-challenge-wolves-15742758), Aston Villa are interested in signing Moritz Bauer from Stoke.

The 27-year-old right-back, who can also play on the right wing, has been linked with a move to Wolves this transfer window, but it looks like Dean Smith might try to convince him to come to Villa Park instead.

![Nigel Roddis/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2019/01/1089583546.jpg)

The Austrian international only signed for Stoke last summer, but he quickly became surplus to requirements under Gary Rowett. However, since Nathan Jones took over as manager a couple of weeks ago, Bauer has started all three matches, so it will probably be harder to convince him to leave now.

Villa need to bring in a number of defensive reinforcements this month if they are to have any hopes of earning a play-off spot, but with just over three days of the transfer window left, it remains to be seen if they manage to do so.