Aston Villa are moving to secure Kortney Hause to a new contract.

The Daily Mail says Hause is poised to sign a new contract with Aston Villa as boss Steven Gerrard moves to shore up his defensive options.

The centre back's current deal was due to run out at the end of the campaign and earlier this month he had been attracting interest from other Premier League clubs.

Hause stepped in for the second half of Villa's clash with Manchester United last weekend following an injury to Ezri Konsa, and helped Villa fight back to claim a 2-2 draw from 2-0 down with less than 15 minutes remaining.

Though he has not been a first-team regular, Hause has provided frequent back-up for Konsa and Tyrone Mings and scored the only goal when Villa won 1-0 at Manchester United last September – their first victory at Old Trafford for 12 years.