10 Former Aston Villa Players They Could Do With Now
9. Ashley Young
Three years ago, Ashley Young was touted as Englands next hope ahead of the Euro 2012 qualifiers, following consistently excellent performances at Villa Park for half a decade. His move to Manchester United has been such a disaster that he has been labelled a cheat in the media, criticised roundly by his own supporters and fallen out of contention for a spot in the international squad. The 29 year old needs to leave Old Trafford to revitalise an evaporating career, and who knows - perhaps a return to his old stomping ground could provide him with the tonic? While the Villains are quite well stocked with left-wingers in the form of Charles NZogbia and Joe Cole, if Young could recapture anything of the sort of form that earned him a £16 million move to Old Trafford, he would blow the competition out of the water.
Recent Journalism & New Media graduate. Insatiable thirst for all things football, and hopes to break into the field of sports journalism in the near future.
Have made a significantly insignificant playing career out of receiving several slaps around the head for not passing the ball.
