Aston Villa are ready to offer £5 million for Tottenham fullback Alan Hutton.
The Daily Star says Hutton was signed for £9m from Rangers by ill-fated Spurs boss Juande Ramos in January last year but he will be made available by Harry Redknapp.
Villa boss Martin O'Neill knows of Hutton, 24, from his time in charge at Celtic and is preparing a bid after missing out on Sheffield United's Kyle Naughton.