



Newly promoted Premier League side Aston Villa are set to approach Egypt international Mahmoud Trezeguet, according to reports in England.



Signed from RSC Anderlecht in 2017, Trezeguet has set the world alight at Kasimpasa, having made 71 appearances for them, in which he has scored 25 goals and made 18 assists.



His performances had resulted in several European clubs gaining interest in signing him, including French giants Olympique Lyonnais and Galatasaray of Turkey.



And as per a report from The Sun, Premier League side Aston Villa have entered the race to sign Mahmoud Trezeguet following his impressive performances in the 2019 AFCON.







The 24-year-old scored Egypt’s winner in their opening game against Zimbabwe, before providing an impressive assist against DR Congo, the game in which he was named MOTM.



These performances caught the eyes of the Aston Villa scouts in Egypt, who advised club head coach Dean Smith to try to sign Trezeguet instead of Said Benrahma after Villa had an £8.9 million bid rejected by Brentford for the Algerian winger.



As a result, the Birmingham-based club are set to make an £8 million bid for Kasimpasa in order to secure his services, according to The Sun.







The report has also added that Egypt’s captain Ahmed Elmohamady, who plies his trade at Aston Villa, has urged Smith to take a look at his talented international teammate.



It’s worth mentioning that Egyptian billionaire Nassef Sawiris is the club’s chairman following the purchase of a 55% controlling stake by NSWE, a company jointly owned and controlled by Sawiris’ group NNS and American billionaire Wes Edens.