Aston Villa linked with Porto striker Lisandro Lopez

Surely the final piece in Martin O'Neill's Aston Villa puzzle is another world-class striker to keep in-form goal-getter John Carew on his toes.

Reports this afternoon have linked O'Neill with a swoop for Porto ace Lisandro Lopez after the 25-year-old's contract talks with his new club stalled.

Of course O'Neill has been linked with every man and his dog since taking charge at Villa Park. But just incase here's a snippet of the Argentina international in action (apologies for the rambling foreign commentary):