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title: "Free agents Aston Villa could look to sign this summer"
canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2019/05/01/free-agents-aston-villa-could-look-to-sign-this-summer/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Daniel Emery"
section: "Features & Analysis"
published: "2019-05-01T11:30:16Z"
modified: "2019-05-01T11:30:17Z"
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# Free agents Aston Villa could look to sign this summer

News has broke this weekend claiming that Aston Villa are set to sign Anwar El Ghazi on a free transfer.

He is currently on loan from Ligue 1 side Lille, who are now [reportedly](https://readastonvilla.com/2019/05/01/aston-villa-set-to-sign-el-ghazi-on-free-transfer/)ready to let him join Villa without a transfer fee.

If Villa secure promotion to the Premier League, El Ghazi could well be their first signing.

But what other free agents could they look to bring in if they find themselves in the top-flight? Here are some options…