Aston Villa have been given the green light to complete the signing of Barcelona full-back Hector Fort, after the Catalans reportedly planned for the defender to leave the club in this summer transfer window. Teenager Fort has been cleared to depart the Blaugrana as manager Hansi Flick considers the existing options of Jules Kounde, Eric Garcia, Ronald Araujo and Marc Casado as sufficient depth at right-back and Fort will be permitted to leave for a fee of €5m, although Villa aren't the only side interested. According to reports in Spain, via Sport Witness, Fort has interest from Mallorca and Paris FC, but he himself favours a move to England and to Villa, where he'd be working under compatriot Unai Emery, with who he shares the same agent, and that Villa's president of football operations Monchi is working on a deal. Fort has reportedly been told by new teammate and former Villa loanee Marcus Rashford that he should prioritise game time at this stage and should consider leaving in order to secure regular minutes elsewhere. He played 20 times last season, with 17 of those appearances coming in La Liga. Villa themselves already have Matty Cash and Andres Garcia at right-back, although Kosta Nedeljkovic - who they signed three transfer windows ago - has been loaned back out to German side RB Leipzig. What is Villa's transfer priority this summer? Have your say HERE Everyday, the BirminghamLive football desk strive to deliver all manner of news, features and transfer-related stories as a part of our overall package of Aston Villa content. Our dedicated reporter John Townley - who you can follow on X by clicking here - follows Villa home and away and offers you comprehensive coverage from matchdays, press conferences and everything that happens in between. So much happens day to day and sometimes you can struggle to keep on top of the very latest updates as and when they occur - that's why we have produced a daily newsletter which you can sign up to, for free, and which means you'll have a round-up of the key stories land in your email inbox. Sign up to the Villa newsletter here. You can also get all your favourite content from BirminghamLive's Villa team on WhatsApp. Click here to sign up for breaking updates about the biggest stories in and around the club. If you prefer reading our Villa stories on your phone, consider downloading the BirminghamLive app, in which you can personalise the content you see by selecting Villa as one of your designated topics. You can get it from Apple here and for Android here. Our weekly Aston Villa podcast, Claret And Blue, is also available to watch and listen on all major streaming services. You can subscribe to the YouTube channel here, while you can access the podcast on Spotify here and via Apple here.