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As has been revealed recently, Micah Richards looks set to arrive at Aston Villa in the near future.

This morning our sister paper, the Sunday People, are reporting that Tim Sherwood wants Leicester forward and England international Jamie Vardy to follow Richards to B6 as the surgery of the claret and blue squad begins.

The Foxes supposedly value the former Fleetwood striker at £15m, but whether Sherwood and Villa would be able to arrange a compromise remains to be seen.

The arrival of Birmingham-born Richards would also see the end of Matt Lowton's time at Villa Park. The full-back looks set to join relegated Burnley, when Kieran Trippier decides on his own future.

Meanwhile, Andi Weimann is expected to complete his £2.5m move to Derby in the coming week, according to the Daily Mail. Paul Clement likes the look of the 23-year-old Austrian forward, who appears to be surplus to requirements in Sherwood's plans.

Leicester have joined Villa, Newcastle and Albion in the hunt for relegated Hull and Wales centre-back James Chester, and there are reports elsewhere that Tottenham could be ready to tempt the Villans with a player-plus-cash deal for Christian Benteke, with Andros Townsend the likely makeweight.