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Villa, Fulham to pounce for West Brom defender Olsson

West Bromwich Albion defender Jonas Olsson is ready to quit the Hawthorns.

The Daily Star Sunday says Olsson, 29, has only 12 months left on his current contract and the Baggies are keen for him to sign an extension.

But that seems highly unlikely. And with Aston Villa, West Ham and Fulham all monitoring developments, Olsson expects to be on his way after the European Championships.

Villa boss Alex McLeish had a £5million bid for the ex-NEC Nijmegen centre-half rejected in January, when Albion made it clear they would not consider selling him mid-season.

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