Having secured a loan deal for Philippe Coutinho with rumours of potential deals for Everton left-back Lucas Digne, and West Ham United goalkeeper Darren Randolph, Aston Villa have not been shy in their attempts to strengthen their squad this month.
With this in mind, it seems as though a familiar face associated with the Midlands club has urged them to launch another transfer move and bring in a player who, similarly to Coutinho, Steven Gerrard will know a lot about.
Speaking on talkSPORT over the weekend (via Birmingham Live) former Villa attacker Gabby Agbonlahor claimed that the presence of Gerrard at the club will be an attractive factor for any player that may be linked with a move to Villa Park.
Agbonlahor then suggested that the Midlands club use Gerrard to make a move to sign his former Liverpool teammate Luis Suarez.
He said: “This is no Mickey Mouse ex-footballer, this is Steven Gerrard, one of England and Liverpool’s greatest ever players.
“He is going to have the most amazing relationship with the likes of Coutinho. Go and get Suarez next! Us Villa fans we aren’t stopping.”
During his time at Liverpool, Suarez managed to rack up a total of 82 goals and 47 assists in 133 appearances across all competitions before joining Barcelona in the summer of 2014.
With 69 of those goals coming in the 110 Premier League appearances he’s made, the 34-year-old would certainly provide Villa with a lot of experience of playing in England’s top division as well as a winning mentality of having picked up a plethora of individual awards and team trophies throughout his career.
Having been labelled as a “relentless” player by Gerrard in the past, a swoop for Suarez this month could be a direct replica of their move for Coutinho as an experienced, former Liverpool player that the Villa boss will know what to do to get the best out of him having made 95 appearances together.
In addition to this, with Villa having 13 attempts at goal but not managing to score in their recent 1-0 defeat against Manchester United in the FA Cup, perhaps adding a player such as Suarez, who knows how to find the back of the net with 433 club goals to his name, could be just what Villa need to be more clinical going forward.
However, with the Uruguay international having played in all but one of Atletico’s games across all competitions so far this season, they could be reluctant to let Suarez leave this month halfway through their season, potentially disrupting their chances of finishing in the top four as a result.
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