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Aston Villa are closing in on a double January swoop, boss Steve Bruce has revealed.

The identities of both players have not yet been disclosed, although it’s thought that one of the new arrivals will be a goalkeeper.

Bruce said today that he had ‘verbally agreed’ a move for one target and has almost agreed another.

“I already have one I hope in the bag, verbally. That will be good for us,” he said.

“By this afternoon I possibly could have two, which would be a really good addition to us.”

It’s thought that the management team are keen to strengthen the goalkeeping department with No.1 Pierluigi Gollini still developing and Mark Bunn currently out injured.

Bruce is also keen to boost the spine of his team with potential movement at centre-back and centre-midfield in times ahead.

With a whole host of strikers at the club, it's unlikely a new forward will be targeted unless one of the current hitmen move on.

“I will only bring in people now who will improve the squad dramatically,” he added.

“In the past, if I am going to be critical, I don’t think that has been the case here.

“We have just brought in numbers and I think that is a mistake.

“If you only bring in numbers to fill up the squad then you don’t become better.

“We have to have a squad which is highly competitive and making sure we do become better.

“The players who have been here this last eight weeks have done well, in general.

“I don’t have to make wholesale changes because for the last eight weeks we are on course.”