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#rayan

Villa entered Saturday's contest at the Vitality Stadium knowing that a win would, at least temporarily, lift them up to second in the Premier League table ahead of Manchester City's mammoth clash with Liverpool on Sunday. And they got off to a good start as Morgan Rogers' fine effort in the 22nd minute, off some sweet interplay with Jadon Sancho, had them on course to do just that, despite weathering a slew of early Bournemouth chances at the other end.

The Cherries have paid a reported fee of £24.7million to bring the winger to the Vitality Stadium from Vasco da Gama. Rayan, 19, sparkled last year with Vasco, scoring 20 goals in 57 games in all competitions, while he has also performed well for Brazil's youth teams. Bournemouth hope he can replace Semenyo, who joined Manchester City earlier this month for £64m.

The medical for Vasco da Gama striker Rayan at Bournemouth is reportedly facing delay as the deal drags on despite being near completion. Latest reports suggest Rayan's medical has been delayed, meaning Bournemouth are growing in frustration due to not yet being able to finalise the signing of the Brazilian forward. Newcastle have also been in the hunt for Rayans signature, and it could be that they're working to hijack the deal.

- Arsenal, Manchester City, Real Madrid and Barcelona are among the clubs tracking Mexico's latest rising star, Gilberto Mora, according to TEAMtalk. The 16-year-old attacking midfielder has impressed for Tijuana in Liga MX -- having scored three goals and added one assist in eight appearances this season. Mora became the third-youngest player in Liga MX history last season after making his debut aged just 15 years and 10 months, and he continues to impress potential suitors with his flair, vision and composure.

The player has a 40 million release clause in his contract, but he could be allowed to leave for a fee of around 30 million, as per Jorge Nicola. Tottenham certainly have the financial muscle to pay up, and it will be interesting to see if they come forward with an offer to get the deal done. They could use more quality and depth in the attacking unit.