When Aston Villa bought Jack Grealish to Manchester Metropolis in 2021 for the staggering charge of £100m, it was seemed upon as an exquisite piece of enterprise for the membership.
In fact, in a really perfect world, Dean Smith would have wished to maintain him for longer however having emerged as one of many membership’s most interesting ever skills, it was evident he was going to maneuver on at some stage or one other and securing a British document switch for the midfielder was solely ever going to be a large bonus.
They haven’t fairly managed to switch him but, nevertheless, there are a couple of children coming by way of the youth ranks which may push into the Villa first crew and stake a declare over the approaching years.
One such participant is Rory Wilson, who has been scoring for enjoyable since becoming a member of from Glasgow Rangers final summer season for simply £350k.
Who’s Rory Wilson?
The striker accomplished a transfer south of the border throughout the summer season having netted 49 objectives for the Gers and Scotland youth teams in what was an exquisite season for the 17-year-old.
The teenage prodigy has been described as being “obsessive about turning into the most effective” by Scotland coach James Grady and his relentless nature in entrance of aim may take him all the way in which to the Villa first crew within the subsequent couple of years.
Wilson hasn’t let the transfer to England faze him within the slightest, already making his mark within the U18 and U21 sides this time period.
4 objectives within the youthful age class is spectacular sufficient, however to make the step-up to the Premier League 2 and FA Youth Cup – scoring 4 and three objectives within the respective competitions – takes some expertise, and he may discover himself on Unai Emery’s thoughts sooner relatively than later.
Grealish additionally starred for the U21s throughout his youth on the membership, scoring 5 objectives and grabbing six assists and Wilson has already usurped these totals having been at Villa for lower than a yr.
The striker additionally has expertise at nationwide degree for Scotland, enjoying for the U17 crew on 16 events and netting a powerful 15 objectives, together with a hat0trick in opposition to Switzerland simply final month.
He doesn’t seem like resting on his laurels both, having made his U21 debut, aged simply 16, in September final yr along with his future trying terribly vivid.
Who is aware of, in time he may effectively find yourself being bought for hundreds of thousands identical to Grealish in 2021. Certainly, his present goal-scoring spree dictates that he’s arguably the most important expertise because the boyhood hero departed the Midlands. Thrilling instances.
