Aston Villa want to sign Swansea defender Mike van der Hoorn in the summer when he will be available on a free transfer, according to Sun journalist Alan Nixon.

The reporter claimed via his personal Twitter account on Sunday that Villa wanted to sign van der Hoorn, 26, in the January transfer window, but he will be out of contract in the summer and the West Midlands club will revive their interest in the Dutchman then.

VILLA. Apart from Joe Lolley … van der Hoorn at SWANSEA was a window target and will be again in the summer when he is free. Swans wanted too much for him last week. — Alan Nixon (@reluctantnicko) February 3, 2019

The Sun has recently reported that Swansea wanted £10million for van der Hoorn in the January window.

Good move for Aston Villa?

Van der Hoorn has been a regular for Swansea this season, appearing 32 times across all competitions and starting every single Championship fixture for them.

The 26-year-old is a solid operater who managed to impress Ajax enough to sign him earlier in his career and there is a good chance that he would be a solid signing for Aston Villa in the summer.

Especially when he could be available for free, van der Hoorn should definitely be looked at.

This is Futbol rating 8/10

Likely to happen?

If van der Hoorn is a free agent in the summer then Villa are going to have to fend off a lot of competition to sign him because he could definitely slot into a top-end Championship side.

Swansea will surely try to get the Dutchman tied down to a new deal as well before the summer.

Too many things can happen between now and the end of the season to say there’s a serious chance of this happening yet.

This is Futbol rating 2/10