Aston Villa are negotiating with Danish striker Nicklas Helenius to terminate his contract.
Helenius has been on loan in his homeland of Denmark this season with former side AaB after struggling to make an impact at Villa Park with the English Premier League club.
The Denmark international joined Aston Villa in 2013 from AaB, penning a three-year contract with the Premier League outfit.
Helenius still has a year remaining on his deal with Aston Villa, but is ready to terminate his contract with the club, even if it means forgoing some of the salary to which he is entitled.
The striker's agent Mads Bach Lund told Danish daily Ekstra Bladet: "Niklas has acted in a 100 per cent professional way in the way he has tackled things and he was ready to return to Aston Villa if desired.
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"But they have indicated that he may look at other options and so we are now trying to solve things."
AaB appear the likely destination for Helenius when he terminates his contract with Aston Villa, however he may have interest from elsewhere.
Helenius has won two caps at international level with Denmark.
He cost Aston Villa around £1.2m and was signed by Paul Lambert.
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