Aston Villa remain interested in Cardiff City goalkeeper Neil Etheridge.
According to the Express and Star , Villa are set to step up their search for a new goalkeeper before the close of the summer window, with Etheridge understood to still be on their radar.
Villa have so far been frustrated in their efforts to bring a new keeper on board, with their efforts to snap up Jack Butland thwarted by Stoke City's £23m valuation.
Talks over a deal for Burnley's Tom Heaton have also reportedly failed to progress, and boss Dean Smith could once again look at the Cardiff shot-stopper.
The player is understood to enjoy a strong rapport with Smith and goalkeeping coach Neil Cutler, who worked with the Filipino international during their time together at Walsall.
Sources close to Etheridge had suggested Villa had already made a bid earlier in the window, although those claims have been categorically denied by Cardiff , who are keen on keeping their number one at the Cardiff City Stadium this summer.
That comes despite the recent signing of Newport County's Joe Day , who alongside Alex Smithies offers boss Neil Warnock plenty of options between the sticks ahead of the new season.
