ASTON Villa transfer target Marvelous Nakamba remains AWOL from Club Brugge’s pre-season training camp as he looks to push through a move to the Premier League club.

The west-Midlands outfit has already brought in eight new additions this summer.

But according to Belgian outlet
Het Nieuwsblad , Nakamba may become the ninth in the coming weeks.

The publication claims the midfielder is still holding out for a move to Villa, with his entourage believing an agreement will be found soon.

Nakamba failed to return to the Belgian outfit last week, sparking fears he would go on strike to engineer a move away.

Club Brugge want €12m (£10.7m) for the 25-year-old Zimbabwe international, who was recently at the African Cup of Nations.

But Aston Villa are believed to have only offered in the region of £8m so far this summer.State media