Ruben Amorim is one of the top candidates to become the next manager of Villa.
It was less than a year after he took over that he was dismissed.
It is believed that Villa have held talks with his representatives about his release clause.
The interest in the former Portugal player is strong.
After working withSporting, Amorim has become one of the most respected young coaches in Europe.
He leads the Lisbon club to their first Primeira Liga title in 21 years in 2020-21 after joining in 2020.
Heading into Wednesday's game, they are third in the group, one point behind Spurs. In the first meeting between the two teams in Lisbon, Spurs were beaten by two goals.
Villa started the post-Gerrard era with a four goal win against Brentford that left them 14th in the premier league.
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