Double Dutch? Could Heitinga partner Ron Vlaar?

With Paul Lambert finally looking to add some experience to the mix in the January window, could Dutch international defender John Heitinga be an answer to his prayers?

Heitinga is keen to get first team football to have a chance of going to Brazil for the World Cup. He's failed to impress Roberto Martinez who has only seen fit to start him in Capital One Cup ties this season.

Said the defender: "I am fully fit and a player on top of my strengths. I want to go to the World Cup in Brazil.

"I know that national coach Louis Van Gaal requires his selected players playing weekly.

"At the moment, that's not the situation at Everton and therefore I am now looking for other options to get a successful continuation of my career."

He has turned down the chance of a move to West Ham, though he claimed that money wasn't the issue. Money would be an issue at Villa though, with Paul Lambert hinting at footballing poverty in recent interviews. However, a high salary would be less of a problem for a short-term loan deal or a limited length full contract and worth it if we can stay up.

If we are interested, we may have to fight off Roma and Newcastle.