Premier League side Aston Villa have been linked with a move for Nottingham Forest winger Michail Antonio, according to reports on SBNation.com.

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Antonio is a major transfer target for Aston Villa

The West Midlands side have been linked with a move for their local rivals winger Bakary Sako but the Wolverhampton Wanderers man is demanding £50,000 a week, and Villa are not prepared to pay that sort of money for him.

Therefore, Villa boss Tim Sherwood has turned his mind to capturing Forest player of the season Antonio. The wide man has bagged himself an impressive 15 goals in the Sky Bet Championship this season as well as pitching in with 12 assists for his team which is a good tally for a winger.

If the move for Antonio did materialise, it would put some Aston Villa player’s futures in doubt. The most notable of those would be Charles N’Zogbia who has only just started to feature again under Sherwood but his performances have not been up to the standard that the Villa Park faithful are looking for.

No fee has been mentioned as of yet but the situation of the Nottingham Forest player is one that will certainly develop over the summer months.

Nottingham Forest fans..... What do you make of this news? Would you be gutted to lose Antonio in the summer? Let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments below!