Aston Villa are set to bag Nahki Wells (Picture: Getty)

Aston Villa have turned to Bradford City goal-machine Nahki Wells as they look to add to their stuttering strike force.

Villa boss Paul Lambert is desperate to add another forward to his ranks this month, with Christian Benteke struggling for form, and Libor Kozak out for the season.

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Paul Lambert is keen on landing Wells (Picture: Getty)

But despite links to several top name forwards, Lambert has turned to the lower leagues for a scoring option, with 23-year-old Wells closing in on a switch to Villa Park.


According to reports, a £2million deal is in the pipeline for the player who scored 26 goals in 54 matches last season – to help Bradford to promotion.



The Bermuda international has already found the net 15 times this term, and has been linked to a string of Championship clubs.

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