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Aston Villa chasing Birmingham winger Jota

Promoted Aston Villa are chasing Birmingham City's Spanish winger Jota.

The Sun says it would be the first direct transfer deal between the clubs for 36 years!

Villa boss Dean Smith is a big fan of the talented 27-year-old who played for him at Brentford, before Blues paid a club-record £6million to land him two summers ago.

Last night the clubs were still trying to complete the move which would see Villa pay their Second City rivals £4million, with Gary Gardner moving across the city to St Andrew's as part of the deal.

If both players pass medicals and the deal goes through it would be the first direct sale between the great Birmingham rivals since Alan Curbishley left Blues to join Villa in 1983.

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