FC Barcelona teenager Louie Barry is putting the ‘finishing touches’ on his transfer to Premier League side Aston Villa, according to a report on Football Insider.
The report reveals that Barry was at Villa’s training base finalising his transfer back to England.
The 16-year-old only signed for Barcelona six months ago from Championship side West Bromwich Albion.
The Englishman shone for the Spanish giants’ Under-19 team in pre-season but struggled to make an impact during the regular season, despite scoring on his debut.
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Barry is one of England’s highest-rated youngsters so this would be a statement signing by Villa because it serves as a sign of their future plans.
I feel slightly upset for the youngster because the dream of being successful at Barcelona hasn’t quite worked out for him, but he still has plenty of time left to right that wrong.
We expect Barry to train with the first team at Villa and he will most likely be playing most of his matches with the Under-23 side, which we feel would be the best thing for him because it will give him some much-needed experience against older opposition.
