Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish is urging the club's owner Randy Lerner to bid £7million for Scott Parker - and also fancies Peru winger Juan Manuel Vargas.
Villa have enquired about West Ham midfielder Parker, who
Upton Park chief David Sullivan is anxious to get off the wage bill either permanently or on loan .
However, they are yet to table a bid for the England international as boss McLeish also wants Wigan winger Charles N'Zogbia and Spurs right-back Alan Hutton.
McLeish - who will make Manchester City keeper Shay Given his first signing, on a three-year contract - is having to juggle his modest resources as Ashley Young's £16m sale to Manchester United merely offset January's purchase of Sunderland striker Darren Bent.
With Stewart Downing seemingly bound for Liverpool after Villa accepted a bid of close to £20m last night, McLeish is considering moving for Fiorentina ace Vargas to play on the opposite flank to N'Zogbia.
The left-footed 27-year-old would cost £12m-£13m and is known for his dribbling, free-kicks and accurate crosses.
McLeish has a history of signing South American players, such as Mauro Zarate, Christian Benitez and Jean Beausejour, while at Birmingham.
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