Louie Barry is once more a footballer in demand. Back at Aston Villa after a goal-packed loan spell at Stockport County with a new long-term deal on the table and Unai Emery keen to examine his talent before calling the next stage of his development.
Barry is hoping this is his breakthrough opportunity at Villa Park, four years after the goal scored on what remains his only appearance for the club in an FA Cup tie against Liverpool, after which Jurgen Klopp hailed him the ‘next Jamie Vardy’.
Back then, he was a teenager accustomed to high praise.