ASTON VILLA are already lining up candidates to replace Remi Garde, according to reports.
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| Remi Garde has threatened to quit Aston Villa |
News News Blog Sport understands that Garde could quit Villa in the summer, after being unhappy with the club's failure to sign any players in the transfer window.
Villa are rock bottom of the Premier League and 10 points from safety with relegation to the Championship almost a certainty.
The Daily Mirror report that Villa are now considering alternatives to Garde, if the French boss follows through with his quit threat.
Garde said on Monday that Villa had changed their transfer policy since his arrival in November, following the sacking of Tim Sherwood.
"Maybe it was not as clear when I signed, but it's something that I don't want to discuss too much," said Garde.
"I understand that you cannot carry on doing the same things when you have not been as successful as you have wanted.
"The situation of a team at the bottom of the table was not easy for players but that was not the only reason.
"It was also a financial problem. As a new manager I would have expected new faces to support my changes."
Jordan Ayew's red card in the 2-0 defeat at West Ham last night leaves Villa short of strikers for the visit of relegation rivals Norwich on Saturday.
Ayew will miss three games after deliberately elbowing Aaron Cresswell in the first half at Upton Park last and with Libor Kozak and Rudy Gestede currently injured, Gabby Agbonlahor is the club's only fit senior striker.
Agbonlahor has hardly featured for Villa during Garde's miserable tenure and he was linked with a move out of Villa Park in January.
The 29-year-old has only featured 10 times this season and has failed to score a single goal.
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