Lucas Paquetá has welcomed Aston Villa's interest, with Unai Emery keen to recruit the Brazil international.

The 28-year-old has emerged as a target for the Villa manager, who is looking to add at least two more players to his squad before the window closes.

Villa , however, are restricted by UEFA’s financial regulations, which have limited their spending power this summer.

They sold Jacob Ramsey to Newcastle United for £40 million last week but have yet to replace him. Meanwhile, Marco Asensio and Marcus Rashford both left at the end of their loan spells following the conclusion of last season.

Only Evann Guessand has been signed to bolster Villa's attacking ranks, while Emi Buendía - who was on loan at Bayer Leverkusen last season - could leave.

Villa have been attempting to

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