The 28-year-old hitman has the interest of many of the top clubs in the world, and will face tough competition from Chelsea, Real Madrid, Barcelona, , and Liverpool to sign the Spain international.

A treble in Thurday night’s Europa League triumph over Werder Bremen increased Villa’s tally to 22 goals in 34 matches this season.

 Villa helped Spain win Euro 2008, finishing as the top scorer in the tournament with four goals, and the striker has an impressive international strike record, scoring 37 times in 55 senior caps.

There has been rumours that he might join United, If it does happen will he be able to play under the shadow of Wayne Rooney ????

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