Aston Villa

Highly-rated Aston Villa midfielder signs first professional deal

Highly-rated young Aston Villa midfielder Lewis Brunt has signed his first professional deal with the Sky Bet Championship outfit according to official club media sources.

The 18-year-old midfield ace has signed a long-term contract with Villa which will see him remain on the books at Villa Park until summer 2021.

Brunt is yet to make his competitive first team debut for the Midlands club, however, he did spend a chunk of Villa’s pre-season with the first team squad.

The youngster has largely impressed with Villa’s Under-18s side in recent months, although Brunt has also featured for Kevin MacDonald’s Under-23s from time-to-time. With Brunt now under contract for the long-term, the player’s immediate target will be to break into the Villa Development Squad on a more regular basis.

Aston Villa’s Under-18s have found the going really tough in the Under-18 Premier League in recent weeks. David Hughes’ side have lost all of their last four fixtures, scoring just twice and conceding on 14 occasions. Prior to that disappointing sequence, Villa had won four of their first five league matches.

Midfielder Brunt is likely to be in the Villa side when they return to Under-18 Premier League action after the international break against Southampton on Saturday.

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