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title: "Fans on social media say Aston Villa signing ‘superb’ Hickey would be ‘phenomenal’"
canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2022/01/06/fans-on-social-media-say-aston-villa-signing-superb-aaron-hickey-would-be-phenomenal/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Crippy Cooke"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2022-01-06T15:27:02Z"
modified: "2022-01-06T15:27:02Z"
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# Fans on social media say Aston Villa signing ‘superb’ Hickey would be ‘phenomenal’

Steven Gerrard has Matt Targett and Ashley Young who can operate at left-back, but Aston Villa appear to be in the market for another addition to the backline.

Targett [hasn’t been at his best](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/aaron-hickey-transfer-villa-gerrard-22659751) since Gerrard replaced Dean Smith as manager, so his days at Villa Park may be numbered. The [Daily Record](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/aaron-hickey-hearts-inside-knowledge-25870768) say Aaron Hickey is on the Villans’ radar, as he’s shone at Bologna and looks to have a bright future. Fans on [social media](https://twitter.com/search?q=hickey%20%23avfc&src=typed_query&f=live) are very excited by the prospect of signing him.

> Villa need to sign Aaron hickey he’s definitely a upgrade on targett [#AVFC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/AVFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — AVFCUTV (@Danvilla84) [January 6, 2022](https://twitter.com/Danvilla84/status/1479098866368536579?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> If we can get Coutinho, Hickey, and a top notch CDM this window it would be superb business. [#avfc](https://twitter.com/hashtag/avfc?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [https://t.co/90aXIMvNId](https://t.co/90aXIMvNId)
>
> — Alex Middleton (@alexYYC) [January 5, 2022](https://twitter.com/alexYYC/status/1478817916267085824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Hickey + Coutinho + a DM = Europe.[#AVFC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/AVFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — Phil Roberts (@PhilHRoberts) [January 5, 2022](https://twitter.com/PhilHRoberts/status/1478819513554591748?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/LewisRDixon/status/1478826114344800258?s=20

> coutinho, hickey/tagliafico/digne, a DM and a CB this window wouldn’t be too shabby you know [#AVFC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/AVFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — jack keaney (@jxckky) [January 5, 2022](https://twitter.com/jxckky/status/1478841626663563264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Coutinho and Hickey would be one solid transfer window for us [#avfc](https://twitter.com/hashtag/avfc?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — Noah 📍 (@utvnoah) [January 6, 2022](https://twitter.com/utvnoah/status/1479023069498908674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Coutinho.. Digne.. Hickey..\
> Gerrards era has begun and im fully behind it. [#AVFC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/AVFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — ʀʜ 🦁★ (@RH\_AVFC) [January 6, 2022](https://twitter.com/RH_AVFC/status/1479023455609802754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Hickey and coutiniho would be a phenomenal January. [#AVFC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/AVFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — Ryan (@RyanCarter09) [January 6, 2022](https://twitter.com/RyanCarter09/status/1479028564192342016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/IanMcGr42738303/status/1479075214638080002?s=20

> Aaron Hickey would be a class signing for Villa, big talent.
>
> — Ahead of the Curve (@mediocentr0) [January 6, 2022](https://twitter.com/mediocentr0/status/1479092710606786569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

The 19-year-old has been a regular at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara but plays for a mid-table Serie A [club](https://www.football-coefficient.eu/team/654-bologna-fc/) that sit 49 places lower than the [Villans](https://www.football-coefficient.eu/team/958-aston-villa/). Under Gerrard, Villa aim to push into the top-six of the Premier League, so there may be a ceiling for Hickey at Bologna.

The Scotland youth international [joined](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aaron-hickey/transfers/spieler/591949) Bologna from Heart of Midlothian in 200 and has gone on to make [31 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aaron-hickey/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/591949) in all competitions, scoring four goals. Hickey has an asking price of £15m, but it remains to be seen if Villa make a move while Targett remains in the squad.

***[In other news, Alan Hutton says Aston Villa signing Joe Gomez would be ‘brilliant’](https://readastonvilla.com/2022/01/06/alan-hutton-says-aston-villa-signing-joe-gomez-would-be-brilliant/)***