Aston Villa will renew their interest in Town left-back Aaron Cresswell this summer, according to tabloid reports.

Last July, Villa made an enquiry regarding Cresswell, 23, before eventually opting to add Middlesbrough left-back Joe Bennett to their squad.

Manager Paul Lambert is said to be keen to improve his backline during this close season and will reportedly again target Cresswell, who played every minute of Town's 2012/13 campaign.

If an offer is forthcoming it would come as no surprise to Blues boss Mick McCarthy, who said recently that he was expecting interest in the Liverpudlian, who he views as “a Premier League footballer in the making”.

Cresswell, who is contracted to the Blues until June 2015, joined Town from Tranmere at the end of his terms at Prenton Park in the summer of 2011.

A Football League tribunal set compensation at an initial £240,000 rising to £520,000 after various milestone clauses, while Rovers are entitled to 20% of the profit if Cresswell is sold.

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Keaneish added 08:55 - May 22 Simply not true. No way Lambert will be back in for him. His full backs both had an excellent end to last season. This is done journalist trawling his archives. It may be someone but it won't be villa!!
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itsonlyme added 08:56 - May 22 Dirtyboy - Don't forget that player's contract these days are not worth the paper they are written on. If a player's head gets turned and wants to leave - he will and there is absolutely nothing the club can do about it. They have to sell well before their contract is up to get any decent money for them! The players have it all their way.
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ThatMuhrenCross added 09:00 - May 22 It'll cost them a fair wack. I can't see Town letting him go on the cheap.
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irishtim added 09:04 - May 22 Ten Million then we might consider. If we are to lose any of our best players we must get top dollar and paid upfront so we can reinvest.
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Special_A added 09:14 - May 22 I hope any talk of Bent is just banter. If anyone actually thinks Bent would a) play in the championship b) take championship wages you must have lost it!
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planetblue_2011 added 09:14 - May 22 Be a big shame if this is true but how do we know he is going to leave if we have any chance of going up next season he's the type of player we need to help us do it. I can't see MM letting him go. Did we turn down a 6.million bid from them last time?! Villa are crap anyway not the team they were!! What's happening about signing Stearman, Tabb & murphy it's all gone quiet on that front!!

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blue_moon09 added 09:20 - May 22 According to what tabloid reports?? nothing official from either club as there all on holiday enough said.
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bluefeast added 09:24 - May 22 we would take 1.5 million sadly. In this climate 1.5 million into the coffers sorts a number of things ,like chopras remaining contract ffs.
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yorksblue added 09:38 - May 22 Cresswell for Bent + £5m Lol
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towntillidie283 added 10:02 - May 22 £4m plus Darren Bent.
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JackITFC96 added 10:19 - May 22 Cressy for Bent
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Jeff_winger added 10:21 - May 22 i dont believe Villa firmed up the interest last year with an offer, if they did im sure it would of been no where near 6 million. They got Joe Bennett for 2.75million which I guess would be what they value cresswell at. Also I think that might be to tempting to turn down after all the money Evans has lost on transfers Im sure he'd be happy to recoup some and go with mings.

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theresonlyonekeano added 10:45 - May 22 No! Villa can go do one, also I don't understand, Bennett was one of their bright sparks this season. I remember our asking price last season was 7 or 8 million, surely it has stayed the same or gone up. Cresswell is the next Leighton Baines
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Alan_Handsome added 10:47 - May 22 ha ha ha ha i'm still laughing at the person who suggested we'd get £10+ million.........
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yorksblue added 11:43 - May 22 OK Cressy for Bent and Given . No I've not had a drink for a week now!
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TimmyH added 11:59 - May 22 Well if we get decent money for him (if he goes which is debatable) then fine, personally I don't think defensively he was one of our best defenders last season - 1 cracking goal doesn't make you Premiership class!
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ArnieMsBigToe added 13:03 - May 22 PlanetBlue: Exactly the same as I was thinking . . . Cole Skuse, and then nothing. Phil TWTD - When is the action gonna start? Will it be June or July? I am still reckon that Merlin the magician and top cat are champing at the bit. Go on Marcus. Loosen the reins.
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suffolkpunchdrunk added 13:14 - May 22 I don't think we will have much to spend this summer. I don't like it but selling Cresswell could create some funds to potentially buy Stearman and another decent player and or pay signing on fees and wages for an out of contract player or two so if this were to happen I would not be too surprised. Trust MM to sort out any deals early on though with none of the faffing around and last minute upheaval and desperation we have had to endure in other recent pre-season windows.

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hollywoodginge added 13:24 - May 22 I see Jerome Thomas has been released from West Brom, could be worth a look although I'm sure wage may be an issue.
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NITFC added 13:31 - May 22 As the song goes..... "_ _ _ _ _ _ _ Paul Lambert, You'll always be scum"
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Lightningboy added 13:45 - May 22 No way.. If we are to make a serious promotion bid we need to keep the likes of Cresswell..plus we need to keep last season's back 4 together.
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jas0999 added 14:27 - May 22 There will be speculation all Summer, both for players in and out! Cresswell is one of only a few saleable assets. Chopra and JET may leave, but other than Smith and possibly Drury, I am struggling to think of any other players in our current squad who are worth anything or will be wanted by others? As for a trade for Bent ... really NOT going to happen. He must be on 60K a week!

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alfromcol added 15:13 - May 22 Bent is a luxury player, a bit like JET, not a MM player.
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IpswichTown1 added 15:15 - May 22 Bent for Cressy I would be happy with! A goalscorer more important than a LB for us, when we have Tyrone Mings who can play at LB and looks a quality player.
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bluemikey100 added 16:16 - May 22 been told korey smith been seen in ipswich wud we sign ex scum player lol
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