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Aston Villa are one of a number of clubs interested in trying to kickstart Leicester City midfielder Matty James' career.

According to The Telegraph , Villa are keen on luring James to B6 on loan for the remainder of the season. James was integral under Nigel Pearson as the Foxes won the Championship in 2014, but he missed the whole of last season with an injury sustained towards the end of the previous campaign.

James made his Premier League comeback as a brief substitute in the 4-2 win against Manchester City earlier this month and Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri wants him to get some minutes under his belt.

The lowdown

Hull City and Swansea City are thought to be interested, but Ranieri is reluctant to loan him to any of the teams fighting at the bottom of the Premier League, where current champions now lie.

Villa are not the only Championship team interested in acquiring former Manchester United man James with former manager Paul Lambert supposedly keen to take him to Wolves.