1 Massimo Luongo

Aston Villa target Massimo Luongo could join a Premier League side before the end of the week, according to Swindon chairman Lee Power.

The Australia international is one of the stars of the Swindon side who were thrashed 4-0 in the League One play-off final against Preston at Wembley.

Having failed to win promotion to the Championship, Town fans are bracing themselves for a summer of departures and the man most likely to leave is Luongo.

Villa are big fans of the midfielder after manager Tim Sherwood worked with him during their time at Tottenham.

It has been reported that Villa have made a £3.5m joint offer for the 22-year-old and his team-mate Ben Gladwin, another of Swindon’s key men this season.

And now chairman Power has been quoted by The World Game as saying they already have three offers on the table from top-flight clubs.

“Something could happen this week,” Power said. “We have three substantial offers in from Premier League clubs and we need to sit down with Massimo and his advisors and decide what to do.

“The numbers being mentioned are around £3 million, which is good money for us and we’ll be pleased with that.

“Mass has come from nowhere to become one of the key men in the Australian team and he will be a fantastic asset for someone.

“One day he will play in the Premier League – and it might be as early as next week. We are not going to stand in the boy’s way.”