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Steve Bruce admits he’s still looking to add to his squad following the arrivals of Ahmed Elmohamady and Glenn Whelan.

The Villa boss landed the experienced duo this week to add to the recent capture of defensive pairing Sam Johnstone and John Terry.

It marks a productive summer for the claret and blues and backs up chief executive Keith Wyness’ pre-summer promise to give Bruce the players he wants this term.

But is it enough for the 56-year-old or does he have other targets in mind?

When the Birmingham Mail asked him whether he would be after more players even if he managed to land both Elmohamady and Whelan, he said:

“Well. we’re (football managers in general) greedy aren’t we and it’s always down to me to knock down the door.

“If something comes up that will improve us then of course we’ll look at it.”

Villa are still looking at a number of strikers and will consider making a move before the window closes.

But Bruce is also mindful that he has plenty of options to weigh up already.

Jonathan Kodjia is close to a return and there are high hopes for Scott Hogan.

Gabby Agbonlahor looked sharp against Walsall and Ross McCormack could feature if he isn’t moved on.

Villa also have attack-minded players like Albert Adomah, Andre Green and Jack Grealish who they could use either side of a lone striker if Bruce opts for a varied approach.

One avenue he may decide to explore is bringing in a young forward from the Premier League on loan.

The difficulty, however, would be promising him game-time.

And a more pressing concern at present is moving players on.

“We have got to work on people leaving the club, especially with Financial Fair Play,” Bruce said in Portugal a fortnight ago.

“It’s just starting to get up to speed now.”

Aly Cissokho is close to joining Turkish Super Lig outfit Yeni Malatyaspo while Jordan Veretout is also on the move.