Aston Villa have been told by West Ham United that they will have to increase their offer to £18million if they want to bring striker Dean Ashton to Villa Park, according to the Daily Mirror.
Villa had two offers for the England International rejected by the Hammers during the summer, with the last bid understood to have been in the region of £12million. However, despite the 24-year-old signing a new five-year deal at Upton Park in June the East London club are now willing to cash in on Ashton.
Villa boss Martin O’Neill will have to pay £18million to land Ashton in January, with 15% of that fee to go to former club Norwich City as part of the deal that saw Ashton leave Carrow road in 2006.
Ashton has scored 13 goals in 42 appearances for West Ham, but had to sit out almost his entire first season in the Premier League after breaking his ankle while on duty with the England squad for their friendly in Greece in 2006.
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