According to information cited by Football Insider, Freddie Lawrie, a teenage phenomenon for Port Vale Vale, has reached an agreement to join Aston Villa.
A deal between the two teams resulted in the center midfielder being the club’s most expensive schoolboy player sale.
Due to his outstanding performances at the under-15 level, the Under-15s academy player has attracted the interest of several Premier League teams.
In the hunt to sign Lawrie, Villa has edged out other Premier League clubs.
After Michael Mills’ transfer to Newcastle last month, Lawrie is poised to become the second member of Port Vale’s academy to land a high-paying job in the Premier League.
Following Michael Mills’ switch to Newcastle last month, Lawrie is poised to become the second player from Port Vale’s academy to secure a high-paying move to the Premier League.
After three games this season, Aston Villa’s Under-18 team, which competes at the highest level, is now third in the U18 Premier League.
In the 2020–21 season, the club’s youth program also succeeded in winning the FA Youth Cup, defeating Liverpool’s young players 2-1.
Academy alums in Unai Emery’s senior squad include Tim Iroegbunam and Jacob Ramsey
Despite suffering significant losses on the road at Liverpool and Newcastle, Villa is still in the top ten after defeating Everton and Burnley
After permanently departing Aston Villa, Cameron Archer, Jack Grealish, Aaron Ramsey, and Carney Chukwuemeka all play Premier League football elsewhere.
Aston Villa has had a mixed start to the 2023–24 season at the senior level.
Despite suffering significant losses on the road at Liverpool and Newcastle, Villa is still in the top ten after defeating Everton and Burnley.
Later this month, Emery’s team will begin play in the Europa Conference League group stage.
They were placed in Group E together with AZ Alkmaar, Legia Warsaw, and Zrinjski.
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