Aston Villa back in the race for Kondogbia

Countless transfers are completed in the final hours of the transfer window, and one of the deals still in progress was the signing of Geoffrey Kondogbia by Aston Villa. The English side have been after him for some time, but were unable to close the deal.

According to 'Birmingham World', the Villains are set to return in the winter transfer window, as their interest has not waned in recent months.

In addition, the same media outlet reported that Unai Emery would have given the go-ahead for the signing, as Steven Gerrard did in his day.

The operation could be completed on this occasion. Atletico Madrid need to make some cash to balance the books and the departure of the African midfielder looks like a very serious option to make it happen.