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title: "Aston Villa: Villans make contact with Fleetwood over Josh Feeney"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Aston Villa"
published: "2021-05-09T11:15:46Z"
modified: "2021-05-09T11:15:46Z"
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# Aston Villa: Villans make contact with Fleetwood over Josh Feeney

**Aston Villa and Leeds United have both made contact over a potential deal for Fleetwood Town defender Josh Feeney, according to the [Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9554453/Leicester-Leeds-Wolves-Aston-Villa-tracking-Fleetwood-Town-teenage-starlet-Josh-Feeney.html).**

### The Lowdown: Feeney’s international battle

Feeney, who [only turned 16 on Thursday](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/josh-feeney/profil/spieler/875929), is wanted by both England and Scotland at international level. He is highly regarded and looks set to have a decision to make after [being called up for international camps from both countries at under-16 level](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9554453/Leicester-Leeds-Wolves-Aston-Villa-tracking-Fleetwood-Town-teenage-starlet-Josh-Feeney.html).

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### The Latest: Villa’s contact

According to the [Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9554453/Leicester-Leeds-Wolves-Aston-Villa-tracking-Fleetwood-Town-teenage-starlet-Josh-Feeney.html), Villa are joined by Leeds, Leicester City and Wolves in making contact with the League One club over the past few months. Celtic are also thought to be [keen](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9554453/Leicester-Leeds-Wolves-Aston-Villa-tracking-Fleetwood-Town-teenage-starlet-Josh-Feeney.html) on Feeney and would have to pay a smaller compensation fee due to cross-border rules.

The teenager has been [on the bench for Fleetwood in their last three League One games](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/josh-feeney/leistungsdaten/spieler/875929), but he is absent from Simon Grayson’s squad against Ipswich this afternoon due to school exams beginning on Monday.

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### The Verdict: Next addition to Villa’s U18’s?

Villa’s under-18 side have starred this season. They are in the [last four of the FA Youth Cup](https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2021/april/FA-Youth-Cup-Newcastle-1-6-Aston-Villa/), where they will take on rivals West Brom, [scoring plenty of goals in all competitions](https://www.avfc.co.uk/matches/u18?view=results).

On that basis, with Mark Delaney seemingly having plenty of attacking flair in his side, Feeney could be a shrewd addition at the back.

It seems as if Villa will have to fend off plenty of other clubs to secure his services, though, with another young defender in [Harry Williams also recently linked with a move to the Midlanders](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-west-brom-starlet-williams-heads-to-aston-villa-after-permission-given/).

***In other news: Many AVFC fans react to Jack Grealish update, find out more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-news/aston-villa-fans-react-to-grealish-update/).***