Aston Villa are braced for loan offers for record-breaking teen striker Cameron Archer before next week's transfer deadline.
Archer announced himself in spectacular fashion by scoring a hat-trick on his full debut for the club in Tuesday's league cup win at Barrow.
The 19-year-old, who could be in line for a new deal with just one year left on his current contract, became the youngest player to score a treble for Villa since Gary Shaw in 1979.
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His exploits have now alerted a number of EFL clubs and left Villa weighing up whether to loan him out to continue his development or keep him around Dean Smith's first team.