Yannick Bolasie is reunited with Mile Jedinak at Aston Villa.
Yannick Bolasie has told Aston Villa’s YouTube channel that he is looking forward to a reunion with Mile Jedinak.
The Everton winger joined Aston Villa on a season-long loan from the Toffees on Saturday.
The 29-year-old trickster played alongside the Australia international at Crystal Palace.
Jedinak has spent most of his career in a central midfield role, but Villa boss Steve Bruce has converted him into a centre-back this season.
It’s an experiment that hasn’t yielded brilliant results, with some fans of the Villa Park side criticising him on Saturday for his performance against Reading.
However, Bolasie claims that the 34-year-old doesn’t look out of place in Bruce’s back four.
He told Villa’s YouTube channel: “Obviously I played with Mile, he’s in my best XI. I know what he brings. He’s playing centre-back at the minute but he doesn’t look out of place.”
Many Aston Villa fans will say that Jedinak certainly does look out of place, but that is to be expected within weeks of an experiment beginning.
However, Bruce might be remiss if he does not use the final few days of the transfer window to sign an additional centre-back.
Promotion is a must for the veteran manager this season, having come so close to losing his job earlier this summer, so it’s not worth leaving anything to chance.
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