The Aston Villa man is enjoying the good form of Royal Antwerp.
Aston Villa’s Ritchie De Laet (L) is substituted after picking up an injury
Royal Antwerp are currently looking to book their place back in the top-flight of Belgian football, much to the pleasure of one Aston Villa player.
Ritchie De Laet is from Antwerp and came through the ranks at the club before joining Stoke City in 2007.
The 28-year-old Belgian international is still an avid fan of his hometown club, as he often demonstrates on his twitter account.
Aston Villa’s Ritchie De Laet and Tommy Elphick in action with Nottingham Forest’s Damien Perquis
He was gripped as the side took on SV Roeselare in the first-leg of their promotion play-off this weekend – a game they won 3-1 to put themselves in the driving seat.
De Laet was pleased with the result, and was even asked if he might consider a move back to the club should they secure promotion. He responded ‘who knows?’ but the remark was more in jest.
The full-back, who cost Aston Villa a fee reported by the Birmingham Mail to be in the region of £2.5 million in the summer, has struggled to keep himself fit so far this season.
Aston Villa fans have therefore not got to see the best of the player since his move from Leicester and it would be odd if he made the move back home in the summer.
But one day, he would likely relish the chance to play for Antwerp again – who seem to be on the up.
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