Aston Villa are looking to sign Town left-back Aaron Cresswell for a fee of £3.5 million, according to reports. The 22-year-old was the Blues’ Player of the Year last season having signed from Tranmere last summer.

New Villa manager Paul Lambert is claimed to close to agreeing a fee with Town for the Liverpudlian and hopes to get the deal done within 24 hours.

In October, having impressed in his first couple of months at Portman Road, Cresswell extended his Town contract until June 2015 with the option of a further year.

Cresswell cost the Blues tribunal-set compensation of £240,000 rising to £520,000 based on appearances and promotion after he left Prenton Park at the end of his contract last summer.

Tranmere would be entitled 20% of Town's profit if and when the full-back is sold. In addition to the £240,000 initial fee, the tribunal awarded Rovers £45,000 after Cresswell makes 15, 30, 45 and 60 appearances for the Blues, plus a further £100,000 should Town reach the Premier League by the summer of 2014.

Cresswell has so far made 46 appearances for Town, scoring one goal, taking the fee Town have paid up to now to £375,000.

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blueash78 added 23:59 - Jul 24 EADT saying town after £6 million
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harlingblue added 00:00 - Jul 25 A good judge as to how OUR club is going...if we sell for less than £6 million or say NO not for sale!
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El_Smangus added 00:02 - Jul 25 6 mil and he is gone, but I can't see Villa paying that for a player with one season in the Champ. On a positive note, Cressy seems like a grounded character, so if he does stay (fingers crossed), I don't think this attention will affect his focus and determination.
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bluey420 added 00:03 - Jul 25 Don't panic everyone Cresswell is not leaving the club we don't need the money in any case the club have put a 6m price tag on his head can't see Villa paying that it would take a silly offer put the club too let him go
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itfc1981 added 00:03 - Jul 25 Clegg out!
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blueash78 added 00:08 - Jul 25 Totally agree itfc 1981 What positives has he brought to the club? I can't think of any!
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soclopath added 00:09 - Jul 25 I understand this is reported in The Mirror so don't get too emotional await a statement from Portman Road.
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soclopath added 00:09 - Jul 25 I understand this is reported in The Mirror so don't get too emotional await a statement from Portman Road.
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soclopath added 00:10 - Jul 25 I understand this is reported in The Mirror so don't get too emotional await a statement from Portman Road.
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Crock added 00:10 - Jul 25 £3.5m would be great for Creswell. Sell sell!
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Jimmys_Law added 00:10 - Jul 25 Let's hope the 6 million price tag puts off Villa and any other interested parties. I'm not gonna sleep well tonight. :(
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TheHanwoodTractor added 00:13 - Jul 25 F**k right of Mr Lambert F**K right off...
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casanovacrow added 00:14 - Jul 25 blueash78 - Putting 2 and two together maybe Clegg got the job as payment for the lovely contacts he has so Marcus can get some Olympic tickets to sell 8-)
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itfc1981 added 00:14 - Jul 25 Phil sort ITFC out!
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aeldun added 00:15 - Jul 25 I'm attending the exhibition when Villa play the Portland Timbers in a few hours. I'll be sure to let Lambert know that his interest in Creswell is unwelcome.
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blueash78 added 00:25 - Jul 25 casanovacrow- We may jest at such thoughts but I seriously think your not a million miles off. Ambition and older more successful ways of running our club are becoming confined to the history almanacs. May sound pessimistic and an over reaction but really where is the club heading??? Answers on a postcard to IP1 2DA.
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north_stand77 added 00:26 - Jul 25 NO!!!! Leave him alone. We need him as part of our new youthful and settled team. A really promising player and nice down to earth guy.
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Arthur added 00:29 - Jul 25 Oh God no .... hope it's not true
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blueash78 added 00:50 - Jul 25 casanovacrow- We may jest at such thoughts but I seriously think your not a million miles off. Ambition and older more successful ways of running our club are becoming confined to the history almanacs. May sound pessimistic and an over reaction but really where is the club heading??? Answers on a postcard to IP1 2DA.
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NastyPasty added 00:52 - Jul 25 Fekk u Lambert. Go chase some of your old six fingered inbreeds.
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We_hate_Norwich added 01:26 - Jul 25 Damage has potentially been done. Cresswell's head may well have been turned.
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scunnyblue added 01:39 - Jul 25 would be disappointing to lose cressy. But that said if we get a decent Fee and the money was made for PJ to reinvest i would not mind so much. If i was cressy and a prem side like villa came a calling i think i would want to go. every player wants to play in the prem. would it be right to hold him to his contract and maybe get less for him in 12 months time. Personally i hope this is just paper talk.

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not_a_witty_name added 02:23 - Jul 25 £3.5 million for a Championship player is a good price considering nobody knows if he would make it in the Premiership. However, where could we find an equivalent player? Selling him would send out the wrong message to the fans, the squad and any players we are trying to attract and we struggle with that anyway. Stay with us Cressie and win player of the year with a stiffer competition than last year! COYB

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blueash78 added 03:14 - Jul 25 casanovacrow- We may jest at such thoughts but I seriously think your not a million miles off. Ambition and older more successful ways of running our club are becoming confined to the history almanacs. May sound pessimistic and an over reaction but really where is the club heading??? Answers on a postcard to IP1 2DA.
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arnielowestoft added 06:39 - Jul 25 The way Cressy started and finish the season no wonder clubs are in after him , £3.5m is an joke tho .
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