Aston Villa have reportedly invited one of their youth players to train with the senior squad.
This comes after an image of Villa youngster Aaron Ramsey was shared on Instagram by @thesecretscout1 (via @astonforza) alongside a claim that he has been called up to train with the first team at the club.
The 17-year-old joined Villa’s U18s squad from the youth team back in 2019 (per Transfermarkt).
The attacking midfielder has made 13 appearances for Villa in the U18 Premier League so far this season. In those appearances, Ramsey has managed to score six goals and provide three assists (per Transfermarkt).
Ramsey has also managed to make two appearances for the Villa U23s as well as one appearance in the FA Youth Cup (per Transfermarkt).
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It’s great to hear that Ramsey has been invited to train with the Villa senior squad.
This shows that the club have enough belief in him that he has the ability to show what he can do with a football.
This big step-up for Ramsey is a great opportunity to show Dean Smith and the rest of the coaching staff at Villa that he has what it takes to be a top performer for the club.
However, with Smith’s side currently sitting in the relegation zone of the Premier League table, it seems unlikely that Smith would be willing to play a youth player in their upcoming matches when they need positive results to avoid being relegated back to the Championship.
But this will still be a good experience for Ramsey to work and train alongside Villa’s senior squad.