ASTON VILLA boss Steve Bruce is ready to offer £4million for Barnsley's brilliant young right-back James Bree.

Bruce wants to buy the talented defender and put him straight into his side as part of a major overhaul of the Championship outfit.

5 James Bree is a Villa target with Steve Bruce set to bid £4m Credit: Getty Images

The Villa chief made a shock round-trip to watch Bree for the final time in the FA Cup at the weekend before dashing off to join his squad at Tottenham.