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Aston Villa will soon find out if they can take Chelsea striker Patrick Bamford on loan for the season.

Boss Roberto Di Matteo is tracking the 23-year-old forward, as reported by the Birmingham Mail last month , but is yet to make a breakthrough.

Chelsea are willing to let him leave on a temporary basis and Di Matteo has already told contacts at Stamford Bridge that he is ready to pounce.

However a number of other sides are interested in Bamford’s services and the striker is yet to decide on his favoured move.

Last year the ex-England U21 man failed to score a single goal in the Premier League during loan spells at Crystal Palace and Norwich.

But Villa’s management team are confident he can reproduce the form that made him a huge hit at Middlesbrough, Derby and MK Dons.

Fulham’s Ross McCormack is under consideration as is Albion’s Rickie Lambert.

Other targets remain private and Di Matteo will also wait to see if any other Premier League forwards become available as a result of new arrivals this summer.