Aston Villa fans have reacted to a claim that the club are about to seal a deal for West Bromwich Albion’s former Head of Recruitment Steve Hopcroft.
Hopcroft had been Albion’s head of academy recruitment since 2006 and oversaw scouting for young players such as Louie Barry, Izzy Brown, Rekeem Harper, Kyle Edwards, Nathan Ferguson, Saido Berahino and Kemar Roofe, to name a few.
Having spent 14 years at the Hawthorns, it now looks likely that Hopcroft will link up with his former boss Mark Harrison, who left West Brom last year to become academy manager at Bodymoor Heath.
Loads of Villa fans have been reacting to the potential of Hopcroft coming into the club after the news was tweeted by journalist Ashley Preece. Here is what some had to say…
Aston Villa set to sign man behind Louie Barry, Izzy Brown, Rekeem Harper, Saido Berahino, Kemar Roofe, Romaine Sawyers & many more!
A huge coup for Mark Harrison as he continues his mission to make #AVFC academy up there with the best of them https://t.co/iAoLJgUW55
— Ashley Preece (@PreeceObserver) April 9, 2020
Berahino? blimey – you should have left that one out…😂
— Adam (@AdLovesCrisps) April 9, 2020
Has Tom Brady left the club now, Ashley?
— Kevin Hughes (@KevHughesie) April 9, 2020
Should help become a sustainable championship club that Ashley… 👍
— Martin Danks (@MartinDanks) April 9, 2020
Jheeze sounds like a great scout @DanRenshawAVFC
— Joseph Shirley (@JosephShirley87) April 9, 2020
We are getting that part of the club sorted. Getting the right people in.
— CJ (@CJ7891234) April 9, 2020
Only worth it if we can hang on to them tho
— villa1874 (@villa18741982) April 9, 2020
At this moment in time I really don’t care
— jeff calvert (@jeffcalvert20) April 9, 2020
None of those players are premier league proven. What’s all the fuss about?
— Sammy 🏴 (@SammyAV14) April 9, 2020
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