La Liga giants chase Villa star and other red-hot gossip

Flying Aston Villa winger Ashley Young is on the shopping list of La Liga giants Real Madrid and Barcelona. According to reports, the 22-year-old England international is seen as a £22m alternative to Bayern Munich star Franck Ribery. Elsewhere, Diego Maradona’s son-in-law Sergio Aguero has put Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United on alert by declaring he is ready to leave Atletico Madrid; Everton are tracking Standard Liege striker Dieudonne Mbokani; and England defender John Terry believes the national team will benefit from the early elimination of all four of the EPL’s Champions League participants.