BREAKING NEWS: Stockport County League One hotshot Louie Barry has agreed to sign a loan deal in January
BREAKING NEWS: Stockport County League One hotshot Louie Barry has agreed to sign a loan deal in January
Derby County are reportedly interested in signing League One hotshot Louie Barry on loan in January,
if Aston Villa are to recall him from his loan at Stockport County and send him back out to a Championship club.
Villa loanee Barry has been one of the standout players in the third-tier this season,
with 14 goals in 19 league outings so far this term to help the Hatters to fifth place in their promotion push,
as well as another goal in the EFL Trophy to take his overall tally to 15.
The 21-year-old forward joined Stockport from Villa on loan in League Two last summer,
and bagged nine times in 21 fourth-tier games to fire the Hatters into League One,
albeit in an injury-hit campaign after suffering a serious hamstring injury,
and he rejoined the club on a temporary deal once again in August.
His impressive form this season has already seen him win both the League One Player of the Month and
EFL Young Player of the Month so far, and now his parent club may be set to end his time at Edgeley Park prematurely to give him more experience at a higher level.
Derby County are interested in Louie Barry ahead of January\
According to a fresh report from transfer journalist Alan Nixon, via Patreon,
Derby are taking an interest in Barry ahead of the January window and his Hatters loan deal
possibly being terminated.
Nixon also claims that the Villans could consider a sale with a buy-back clause written into the deal,
but the Rams could offer better terms on a loan, and would find it hard to buy the 21-year-old right now,
likely due to a lack of funds in Paul Warne’s transfer kitty.
Barry’s form has seemingly alerted numerous second-tier clubs to his potential availability,
after Birmingham World revealed last month that Villa believe that Barry would be better suited to
a loan in the Championship, with second-tier Middlesbrough understood to be monitoring his availability
ahead of the new year.
The Star have also recently reported that Sheffield Wednesday hold an interest in his services,
and could join the race to sign the 21-year-old, but both teams now look to be facing competition from the Rams, who could offer the best chance of regular playing time at a higher level.
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