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Villa have been tracking Beattie for some time, having failed in a move for the striker at the start of the season, and are hoping for a chance to negotiate terms.
"It's up to the club now to give us the authority to meet the boy and draw up a contract if he wishes to come," Ellis told BBC Five Live.