Broadcaster reacts to Aston Villa links to Jeremie Frimpong, Real Madrid also want to sign him

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Ty Bracey believes Aston Villa need to sign a new right-back amid links to Bayer Leverkusen's Jeremie Frimpong.

German sports magazine Kicker reported on 2 October that Villa are interested in signing the Dutch international, who Spanish news outlet Sport claimed Real Madrid were also eyeing a move for on 13 November.

The interested parties received a boost in their pursuit of the 23-year-old when Sky Sports Germany journalist Florian Plettenberg revealed on Twitter on 28 November that the Bundesliga outfit expect him to leave in 2024 as he is "very keen" on a transfer.

Bracey believes it could be a worthwhile signing for the Villans as more depth may be required because the club only currently have one right-back.

Speaking exclusively to Villa News, Bracey said: “I think he’s a bit like Matty Cash in terms of he can go forward a bit more.

"But depth isn’t a bad thing because we’ve only got one right-back.

"You can say that Ezri Konsa can play there, but I think we need Ezri in the centre personally.

"I think it’s probably a position we need to be looking to recruit in.” 

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