Rumours have indicated that Martin O'Neill will soon be welcoming another of his former Celtic players to Villa Park.
Chris Sutton, who is currently a free agent after being released by Birmingham City, has been linked to provide cover for the recently injured Luke Moore for the rest of this season.
If the move is completed Sutton will be the 3rd player to have been rejoined with O'Neill since he returned to management. Stilian Petrov arrived before the transfer deadline from Celtic and Didier Agathe has also signed up after arriving as a free agent.
It will be interesting to see if O'Neill's transfer policy is to try and re-unite as many of the players who appeared for him in the 2003 UEFA cup final.
Of the starting line up not at Villa Park here is where O'Neill must now look to.
Rab Douglas – now at Leicester City in England
Bobo Balde – still at Celtic
Johan Mjallby – retired due to injury
Joos Valgaeren – now at Club Brugge in Belgium
Neil Lennon – still at Celtic (captain)
Paul Lambert – manager at Wycombe in England
Alan Thompson – still at Celtic
Henrik Larsson – now at Helsingborg IF in Sweden
Out of all the players from this squad the one whose situation O'Neill is watching the closest must surely be Shaun Maloney, who is still at Celtic.
Maloney is currently in his last year of his Celtic contract and talks have reportedly stalled in recent weeks for an extension, this means that as of January, Maloney will be free to talk to other clubs and move for free at the end of the season.
What's the odds on him ending up at Villa Park?