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Bayern Munich midfielder Joao Palhinha is being linked with a move to Aston Villa. The BBC reports that the 31-year-old Portuguese player has been picked by Unai Emery as a replacement for injured star Amadou Onana, whose anterior cruciate ligament injury, suffered at the World Cup, has thrown a spanner in the works at Villa Park this term. He moved to the Bundesliga from Fulham for $AUD 91 million (£47.4m) two seasons ago, and spent last season on loan at Tottenham. Speaking to German newspaper Bild last week week, Villa director of football Damian Vidagany made no secret of the transfer target. “Joao Palhinha is a very good player who would fit our plans,” he said. SIGN UP HERE: Have you signed up for SuperCoach EPL? Get your team selected now! “We are in talks, but there is currently no agreement. If something were to happen, it would always be based on the great respect we have for Bayern.” UEFA Europa League winner Emery has been busy, particularly given he has had to also replace Yori Tielemens, Morgan Rogers and Lucas Digne after their high profile moves to Manchester United, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain. Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea), Joao Gomes (Wolverhampton), Johan Manzambi (Freiburg) and Moudo Keba Cisse (LASK Linz) have already arrived. The Athletic also reports that Italian fullback Matteo Ruggeri is in advanced talks for a move from Atletico Madrid for $AUD 33 million. Meanwhile, Tottenham have sold Israeli winger Manor Solomon to West Ham, while the exit of captain Cristian Romero looms nearer. Sky Sports reports that only a $AUD 10 million difference in valuation needs to be bridged between Atletico Madrid and the north London club to seal the move for the Argentine central defender. With Nahuel Molina’s move from Atletico to Roma, as well as Ruggeri’s to Villa, it looks like a clear path for Romero to move to LaLiga. Solomon, who travelled to Australia with Spurs for the Sydney Super Cup, moves to the Championship on a $AUD 13 million, three-year deal. “It’s a club that won a European trophy just three years ago, and I think this is where the club should be, and I’m here to help the club and to be where it belongs,” he said. “Of course, our first task is to get promoted, to go back to the Premier League.” De Zerbi, meanwhile, will need the club to stave off interested for Djed Spence from Inter Milan according to Sky in Italy.