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Aston Villa boss Remi Garde has explained why Tiago Ilori's loan from Liverpool has been cut short.

Ilori has returned to Anfield just halfway through his season-long deal.

He has not played a single minute for Villa's first team since arriving in the summer.

The clubs are believed to have reached a compromise over the £1 million loan fee that Villa were due to play

Remi guarded over Remy

Remi Garde has refused to give an update on his pursuit of Chelsea striker Loic Remy - for fear of upsetting Guus Hiddink again.

Garde incurred the wrath of the Stamford Bridge interim coach by admitting his interest in the French forward last week.

Story here - http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/aston-villa-transfer-news-remis-10698391

Haller hope

Utrecht striker Sebastien Haller is the latest name to be added to the list of players that are sai d to be attracting the attention of the Aston Villa scouts.

The £5m rated 21-year-old has scored 11 goals in 16 games this season and has raised a few eyebrows.

The French under-21 international joined Utrecht after scoring 11 in 17 for them while on loan from Auxerre last season.

Southampton, Bournemouth, Sunderland and Norwich are also keen.

Grealish race hots up

Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish is featuring heavily on messageboards and gossip columns on a daily basis.

The latest rumours suggest that West Ham, Spurs and Liverpool are now joining the race to sign him.

Talk of the 20-year-old leaving the club are picking up pace but it seems unlikely to us that Villa would be looking to cash in on the player despite the high-profile off the field issues earlier in the season.

To go one step further, Grealish could come into his own if Villa did get relegated.

It could be just the breeding ground his talent needs.

Odds Checker is offering 10/1 on Grealish moving to West Ham.

Claudio coming in?

Aston Villa have been linked with a £4m move for striker Claudio Beauvue.

The Lyon striker was wanted by West Ham in the summer but they lost out narrowly on his signature.

The 27-year-old scored 34 goals in 94 games for his previous club Guingamp.

Reports in France are that he is currently unsettled and would welcome a move.

Gardner set for Forest return

Aston Villa's Gary Gardner could be set for a return to Nottingham Forest on loan.

Reports in Nottingham claim the Championship club have agreed a deal for the midfielder until the end of the season, with the player said to be keen on making a return to the City Ground.

Gardner spent the second half of last season on loan at Forest, scoring four goals in 18 appearances.

The 23-year-old recently signed a new deal at Villa Park but has found his first team opportunities limited and has yet to feature this season.

Tiago Ilori's time at Aston Villa looks set to be almost over with Liverpool in discussions with Villa about ending Portuguese Ilori’s stay in the Midlands early with the player being named just once in a first team squad this season.

Tim Sherwood was the Aston Villa manager when Villa agreed to pay Liverpool £1m for Ilori’s services this year with an option to buy at the end of the year.

Ilori though has failed to make the breakthrough and new manager Remi Garde does not seem overly keen on the 22-year-old.

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