Blackpool forward Bright Osayi-Samuel is the most likely player to join Aston Villa in the summer transfer window, according to a report.
Sky Sports’ transfer section regularly plugs its Football Whispers, which claimed on Monday afternoon that the right-winger, 19, is the likeliest Villa Park arrival.
There have been recent reports that Premier League and Championship scouts have been regularly watching rising star Osayi-Samuel.
The wide forward has been a mainstay of the Blackpool side that secured League Two promotion glory on Saturday when they beat Exeter 2-1 in the play-off final at Wembley.
Football Whispers, which gathers all transfer rumours across the globe and calculates the likelihood of them happening, rates it 1.5 out of 5 that Osayi-Samuel will join Villa, with five the highest possible ranking and meaning it is a certainty.
The Nigerian is ahead in the ratings of Anderlecht attacking midfielder Alexandru Chipciu, who has a rating of 1.4, and Barnsley centre-back Marc Roberts, who is rated at 1.3 to transfer to the Midlands giants this summer.
Osayi-Samuel has been a mainstay of the Blackpool team that were promoted to League One during the weekend.
He scored five goals and supplied three assists in 41 matches in all competitions, with 13 of his 31 league appearances coming as a substitute.