The Spanish midfielder, seen by Madrid as the perfect successor to Toni Kroos, is firmly in the plans of the Premier League ...

Jamal Jimoh-Aloba, Travis Patterson, and Triston Rowe were among the youngsters who travelled with Villa, as did Yasin Ozcan ...

They are set to be joined by goalkeeper Angus Gunn, who has been a free agent since being released by Norwich City at the end ...