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Aston Villa’s pursuit of Scott Sinclair is back on.

A permanent deal for the Manchester City winger appeared to be dead but the claret and blues are thought to have made a breakthrough today.

Villa were initially struggling to meet City’s valuation of the player but the Premier League champions are thought to have lowered their estimation of the wideman which has allowed Villa to pounce.

There is still some way to go before the switch can be wrapped up but if all goes to plan a deal should be completed before the weekend.

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Boss Paul Lambert has always remained hopeful of landing the ex-Swansea City ace despite all-but conceding defeat last weekend.

He rates him highly and believes he can help his goal-shy side as they look to build on their win over Bournemouth at the weekend.

As Villa want to sign him on a permanent basis it’s likely they will still have one domestic loan available ahead of Monday’s transfer deadline which could be used to add further reinforcements.