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Nicklas Helenius is set to leave Aston Villa on a free transfer.

Talks are taking place to terminate the 24-year-old’s contract before the end of the month as Tim Sherwood continues to rebuild his squad.

The Danish forward, signed for £1.3million by former manager Paul Lambert, is currently on loan at Aalborg and is expected to sign a permanent deal once his situation at Villa is resolved.

Helenius said recently: “It is still undecided what i will be doing next season.

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“My future will be a subject for the close season and I leave it to my agent to handle this matter.

“Villa have had scouts present at a couple of matches this season but at this point it is unclear to me what they want. And I don't know what I want to do."

Despite monitoring Helenius’ performances, Villa have no interest in keeping him at the club.

The two-capped international has a year remaining on his contract but both parties are currently discussing his pay-off.