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McCormack set to leave

Football website TeamTalk claim 30-year-old playmaker Ross McCormack is set to leave the club this summer, with Sunderland edging closer to signing him on a loan.

Although Barrow would not be a like-for-like replacement for ex-Leeds ace McCormack, attacking reinforcements will be needed and losing the versatile star will see Villa need cover.

Penning the signature of Barrow would see Villa bolster their attacking ranks, even without McCormack.

In other Aston Villa transfer news, why the Midlands outfit should look to rival two Championship sides to sign a defensive duo.

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