Bournemouth are prepared to sell Tyrone Mings to Aston Villa.

Villa have an option to buy Mings after he helped them win promotion as a loan player.

The Mirror says it is understood the Cherries have given Villa the chance to at least match any offer they receive for the centre-half.

That will ensure that, as long as Villa can equal any financial offers Mings gets from elsewhere, manager Dean Smith will get his man.