The Aston Villa squad will need to be bulked up to cope with the midweek games, as Agbonlahor wants the club to buy someone that is ‘similar to Benteke’, and when Romelu Lukaku’s name was thrown into the hat, he said that he would take it, as he told talkSPORT.

Ollie Watkins is the main man up top for Emery, and whilst he struggled under Steven Gerrard, he took his game to a whole new level under his new boss, including scoring 15 Premier League goals last term.

Added with the England international, January capture Jhon Duran, who is only 19, is the back-up option, alongside thriving academy star, Cameron Archer.

But for Agbonlahor, he would still buy another striker because Watkins would need a ‘rest’ when Villa play three times a week next season.