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Aston Villa are still trying to get the Carles Gil deal over the line despite a last-minute hitch.

It appears that Villa have not yet agreed a fee with the 22-year-old’s representatives and until that is done the move cannot be completed.

The £3million capture was expected to be announced imminently but it is now taking longer than first thought.

All parties are optimistic that Gil will still become a Villa player but further negotiations are not likely to end until at least later today.

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Villa need new recruits this month and boss Paul Lambert desperately wants to add Gil to his ranks.

He has watched the creative midfielder in action on a number of occasions and also sent his scouts out to Spain for further checks.

Carlos Sanchez is thought to have spoken highly about his quality, too, after the pair played together at Elche during Gil’s two-season loan spell.

Villa have been desperately short of inventive ideas in recent times and Lambert has been keen to address that issue in this month’s transfer window.

Landing Gil for just £3million at such a young age represents decent value for money but Villa must agree the final details with the agency that represents him.

A press conference was originally expected to take place this afternoon to unveil him to the media but that has now been postponed.