BirminghamLive has staged a Q&A with their Aston Villa correspondent Ashley Preece, who has delivered the latest updates on the Villans' interest in Metz midfielder Pape Matar Sarr, who is said to be also followed by AC Milan. Here is what he said:
"Villa currently assessing this one. He's quite raw having made the huge jump from Senegalese football to Ligue 1 last season. Metz demanding a big fee given his potential. This is a deal Lange (sporting director, ed) is working on with Rob Mackenzie (head of recruitment, ed). No decision on it just yet, just an interest. Villa will want some more references on him. He'll go to AFCON as well which will be a slight issue in Jan..."
