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title: "Villa poised to sign Liverpool target Heaton"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Daniel Emery"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2019-07-31T09:45:04Z"
modified: "2019-07-31T09:45:05Z"
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# Villa poised to sign Liverpool target Heaton

Aston Villa have agreed an £8m deal to sign Liverpool transfer target Tom Heaton this summer.

According Telegraph journalist John Percy, Villa have ironed out a fee with Burnley, which was agreed on Tuesday night.

> Twitter: #avfc agree £8m deal for Burnley goalkeeper Tom Heaton. Improved offer was accepted last night #twitterclarets via… https://t.co/Z99Lx9fsU0 (@JPercyTelegraph)

The Reds have been[linked](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2019/07/25/liverpool-eyeing-surprise-tom-heaton-move/) with a move for the Burnley shot-stopper, but Villa now look poised to bring him to Villa Park.

![Warren Little/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/readliverpoolfc/2019/07/1144412130.jpg)

Heaton only played 19 times last season for Burnley after returning from an injury which saw him feature in four Premier League games for the club in the 2017/18 campaign.

The England international did, however, impress in the final months of last season and Liverpool appeared to be interested in bringing him in to potentially replace Simon Mignolet.

Alisson is Liverpool’s number one, but Jurgen Klopp wants a suitable number two behind him.