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Steve Bruce is close to signing Ahmed Elmohamady for a THIRD time as the Egyptian edges towards a move to Aston Villa.

The Villa boss wants the right winger on board having previously worked with him at Hull City and Sunderland.

Elmohamady is keen on re-uniting with Bruce but Villa still need to agree a fee with Hull before the switch is sealed.

It’s understood that around £3million will be enough to land the 29-year-old but Villa are still negotiating and could swoop in the coming days.

Bruce has already tempted John Terry to sign for the claret and blues this summer and is making good progress with his next target.

He’s keen on Elmohamady because he can operate at right wing-back and a switch to three at the back could be on the cards next season following Terry’s arrival.

Villa are well-stocked on the right side with Alan Hutton, Ritchie De Laet and James Bree all vying for a starting role but that hasn’t put Bruce off his pursuit of a man he knows well.

It was back in 2010 when he first spotted Elmohamady playing for ENPPI in his homeland.

A loan move at Sunderland was turned into a permanent one and Bruce re-signed him for Hull City two years later.

The full-back still has two years left on his current contract but is keen on a new challenge and a switch is now edging closer.