Aston Villa Transfers: 5 Strikers To Target In January To Cover For Christian Benteke’s Loss Of Form

5. Nikola Zigic

Some people might find the suggestion of Birmingham City€™s Nikola Zigic to be an odd one since he isn€™t amongst the leading goalscorers in the Championship this season. Also, at 33 €“ he wouldn€™t exactly fit the bill in terms of a long-term investment. However, it€™s important to remember that Aston Villa have a very young squad as Lambert has named starting elevens this season with an average age as young as 23. Many people would say that he could really use players with more experience, especially if Villa are to be dragged into a relegation battle. It€™s also worth keeping in mind that Villa are an attacking team that should have plenty of goals in them once they rediscover their attacking verve. Benteke showed his ability last season and Kozak also looks like a solid buy, in addition Nicklas Helenius is a young forward that Lambert has a lot of faith in. So, perhaps it doesn€™t matter that Zigic wouldn€™t offer a long-term solution as he may just be the right man for right now. It€™s also important to remember that Zigic is playing in a Birmingham side that are struggling in 17th place in the Championship this season, making his performances even more impressive. The Serbian striker has an average rating of 7.31 this season while he has scored five goals from the 13 games that he has started in the Championship this season. He has also takes 1.7 shots and 1.2 key passes per game, but hasn€™t yet contributed an assist.