Villa have struggled to find consistent performers in both full back slots and Ola Aina is capable of performing on either side.
Regardless of whether Aston Villa earn promotion to the Premier League, Steve Bruce must strengthen his options at right and left back.
Ahmed Elmohamady and Alan Hutton have been adequate, but they have often been the weak links in a promotion chasing side.
Hutton, now 33-years-old, is set to leave in the summer with his contract expiring. The Scotsman has mostly been implemented at an unnatural position of left back this campaign, with Neil Taylor underwhelming all too often.
Ritchie de Laet, James Bree and Micah Richards have also failed to take their opportunities at Villa Park.
One player having a strong season in the second tier is 21-year-old Hull prospect Ola Aina.
Aina joined the Tigers on loan from Chelsea last summer and has excelled in a number of positions, predominantly at right-back and left-back.
Hull have underachieved in 17th place in the Championship, although three wins in five matches appear to have secured their safety for next term.
Aina has been exceptional throughout the season, including outstanding man of the match displays against Nottingham Forest and Sheffield United recently.
Steve Bruce’s Villa crashed to a disastrous 3-1 home defeat to Queens Park Rangers on Tuesday night, seeing the gap between them and second place Cardiff extend to seven points.
Elmohamady and Taylor started the game at right-back and left-back respectively, although the latter was embarrassingly subbed out for young striker Keinan Davis before the hour mark.
With intense competition for places at Chelsea expected, another move away could benefit Aina massively and Villa look an ideal proposition regardless of their divisional status.
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