Aston Villa were hoping to see striker Keinan Davis score some goals on loan before making a decision on his long-term future at the club, journalist Luke Hatfield has told Football FanCast.
The plan this season was to send Davis out on loan, with The Telegraph’s John Percy previously reporting that Stoke City were hopeful of bringing the 23-year-old to the bet365 Stadium.
However, those plans have been disrupted after Davis picked up an injury that has ruled him out of action for the next two months.
It is a frustrating development for both the club and player, with the former believing this campaign was an opportunity for their centre-forward to really prove himself.
Asked by FFC what Villa’s long-term plans for Davis are, Hatfield of the Express & Star replied:
“I think for them, they’re waiting to be convinced by him in terms of his goalscoring abilities. He’s come up with the odd goal here and there, but we’ve never really seen him go on a run of starts. That’s the issue for him.
“I think they want to be convinced by his performances in regular first-team football, which is why a loan move was so important for him.”
It is certainly a disappointing situation for Davis, who is likely to see very little action at Villa once he recovers from his injury following the surprise arrival of Danny Ings from Southampton.
