Aston Villa's hopes of keeping hold of leading goalscorer Tammy Abraham have been dealt a colossal blow, with reports claiming that Chelsea have accepted an £18million bid from Wolverhampton Wanderers for the 21-year old.

The prolific forward has quickly become one of the top goalscorers in the Sky Bet Championship after scoring 16 goals in 21 games for Dean Smith's men this season, galvanising their push up the league.

His form in front of goal had alerted a host of Premier League clubs, with the likes of AFC Bournemouth, Huddersfield Town, Fulham and Brighton all looking to pursue the signature of the striker.

But it looks as if Nuno Espirito Santo's men are set to land the marksman, after seeing their £18million bid being accepted by Maurizio Sarri's Chelsea.

After slipping down to 10th position in the Sky Bet Championship table and winning just one of their last six games, this is a completely unwanted blow for Villa. Here though, we take a look at one winner and one loser after this frustrating news...

It's been a difficult year for Jonathan Kodjia at Villa.

The 29-year old has made just 16 starts in the league, and has often had to play on the wing in a four-man midfield, making way for Abraham up top.

However, Abraham's departure could infact be welcoming news for Kodjia - the Ivorian will now be determined to regain his position up front rather than out wide, and will be looking to add to his tally of just 6 goals for the campaign.

Ultimately, it's a huge, huge blow for Dean Smith is Abraham leaves.

On the whole, Smith has improved Villa since his arrival from Brentford in October - winning 6 out of 14 games at the helm of his boyhood club. Abraham has been at the heart of those wins, scoring 13 goals in 14 matches since Smith's arrival.

Of course, the former Brentford man will look to replace Abraham in the January transfer window - but I'm sure that 99% of the Villa Park faithful would rather keep Abraham, rather than search for another goalscorer who may not replicate the form that Abraham has displayed this term.