Date published: Monday 25th January 2021 9:12 - Neil Foster
Aston Villa are reportedly eyeing a January move for free-agent forward Alex Teixeira as they seek to push on in the second half of the season.
Teixeira, 31, is now unattached after leaving Chinese club Jiangsu Suning earlier this month. He joined the Far East outfit in February 2016 after Liverpool pulled out of a deal to sign him the previous month.
It emerged last summer that Reds boss Jurgen Klopp was
Teixeira enjoyed his spell in the Chinese Super League, scoring 73 goals from 153 appearances. But it was his assist numbers that caught the eye, with 43 for the current Chinese champions.