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Aston Villa are rumoured to be looking to bring FA Technical Director Dan Ashworth to Villa Park as Head Of Football Operations.

The club are currently assembling a 'football board' which has already seen the arrival of Mervyn King, Steve Hollis, Brian Little and David Bernstein.

Ashworth would be a crucial part of the jigsaw and the 45-year-old has been identified by Villa as a possible man to play a key role at the club.

New director Bernstein would not be drawn on names linked with the job but explained what would be needed from the new man.

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What he did say about the role was: “The way I see it, it would be someone who is very strong operationally, who knows how to deal with structural issues, who can assess what we’ve got and who can make the changes we need to make on the football side.”

Villa want a man with experience in English football and have confirmed the new arrival with have a wealth of knowledge about the game.

“It’s a key appointment for us,” said Bernstein. “It will be the fourth member of this football board and that is very important part of this football club.”

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