Dean Smith could be tempted to promote Viljami Sinisalo and Doncaster Rovers loanee Jacob Ramsey if Aston Villa survive their Premeir League battle.
Jacob Ramsey and Viljami Sinisalo have both been tipped for a bright future at Aston Villa with the Birmingham Mail reporting that they have plenty of admirers behind the scenes at the Midland giants – including manager Dean Smith.
As it stands, a pair of 18-year-old prospects can count just one league appearance between them in Aston Villa colours. But there could be many more to come in the next few years.
Teenage goalkeeper Sinisalo has already been labelled one of the best anywhere in Europe in his age group by coach Neil Cutler.
And though the Midland giants are not exactly short of talent between the sticks, with Pepe Reina, Orjan Nyland, Tom Heaton, Jed Steer, Lovre Kalinic and Matija Sarkic all currently contracted to the club, the fresh-faced Finn is being tipped by many at Villa to be their first-choice goalkeeper at some point in the future.
Ramsey, too, could be a regular starter one day soon.
A dynamic central midfielder with an eye for a goal, The Mail reports that manager Dean Smith is a big fan of a youngster who has shone since joining Doncaster Rovers on loan during the January transfer window.
Ramsey has netted three times in League One already, in addition to six goals and five assists in 11 Premier League 2 games in the first half of the campaign. It is precisely that kind of match-winning ability which has many at Aston Villa tipping him to be a fixture in the centre of midfield for years to come.
So even if Villa fans are worried about their Premier League status in the present, at least the future looks bright. And, in Smith, they have one of the best coaches around when it comes to blooding young talent.
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