'Tommy Elphick'

Sky Sports reporting that Aston Villa have had a £3million bid for Bournemouth captain Tommy Elphick accepted.

They're also saying that Cardiff are interested, is there any truth in that?

I would have thought £3million would be way beyond the price ranges we're looking at.

With Aston Villa set to make Tommy Elphick their first signing under Roberto Di Matteo, it begs the question as to who else the club might look to bring in.

Elphick, the current Bournemouth captain, will swap Premier League football and a team which is full of spirit, to seemingly join Di Matteo and the Villains under new owner Tony Xia.

It represents the first major warning sign to clubs in the Championship that players still want to play for Aston Villa, and that they can and will attract talent from the top league.

With Di Matteo having a transfer budget bigger than most in the Championship, he will be looking to bolster his squad and options more and more as the summer progresses.

Players may now see Elphick signing as a bit of an eye opener, and could well be tempted to join him under the former Chelsea manager.

With this in mind, here are FIVE players who could follow Tommy Elphick to Aston Villa….

Can't see us spending £3m in total this season let alone on one player.