Aston Villa have been linked with moves for Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud and former Liverpool frontman Daniel Sturridge, and Lee Hendrie says Dean Smith should be looking to bring in both.
Further firepower is required at Villa Park on the back of summer signing Wesley being ruled out for the remainder of the season through injury.
Options for January were already being explored before a Brazilian forward was laid low with cruciate ligament damage.
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World Cup winner Giroud has registered on the radar of a number of clubs, with the Frenchman needing to find a way out of Stamford Bridge in order to find regular game time.