Aston Villa must consider loan move for Kadan Young next season after call-up to England Under-17 squad
Kadan Young has burst onto the scene at Aston Villa in quite some style this season, and the highly-touted winger has now been named in the England Under-17 squad for the upcoming Euros.
The teenager, who signed a first professional contract at Villa Park in January, has moved from strength to strength for the Under-21s this season, netting three goals and providing four assists from 14 appearances in all competitions.
After a strong start to the season, the 17-year-old was offered the chance to mix it with Unai Emery’s first team during their mid-season trip to Dubai, but since then, he has featured in the Spaniard’s first-team match-day squad just once.
However, his efforts haven’t gone noticed with England Under-17 manager Ryan Garry, who named the Villa starlet alongside the likes of Archie Gray, Tyler Dibling and Leon Chiwome for the UEFA U17 Euro Finals in Hungary.
This will be the teenager’s first start for the England Under-17s, with Manchester United midfielder Finley McAllister the only other uncapped player named in the 21-player squad.
Young will depart Bodymoor Heath this week, with the youth side kicking off their campaign with a clash against Croatia on Thursday evening (18 May).
Given his rise this season, it shouldn’t be beyond the realms of possibility that Young could feature more prominently at Villa Park next season.
However, with Emery expected to enter the summer transfer window with a healthy war chest, a loan move into the English Football League could be in the offing instead.
Young has highlighted his ability to mix it with some of the best players in Europe during his brief exposure in Dubai earlier this season.
In a friendly match against Chelsea, the Brummie youngster toyed with Marc Cucurella in his 30-minute cameo, embarrassing the Blues full-back on one notable occasion when he sat him down with a jinxing run which went this way and that.
It seems as though Young has an extremely bright future at Villa Park, and considering this latest vote of confidence by the national set-up, it seems like he is ready to ply his trade in either League Two or League One next season.
There would certainly be several suitors for the teenage winger, so Villa must take care in plotting the next steps of his career carefully.
In other Aston Villa news, a big-name Ollie Watkins-style forward is also on the agenda in what promises to be a busy summer.