Aston Villa 'target' fighting for his place as Premier League prediction made

Hull City manager Liam Rosenior has no doubts reported Aston Villa target Jacob Greaves will be a Premier League player in the future.

The 22-year-old, who has been a revelation for the Championship club this season, has been linked with a growing number of top-flight clubs, including Villa, Nottingham Forest and Brentford. Greaves is primarily a defender, with the ability to play in the heart of defence and at left-back, but has also operated in midfield. His versatility, combined with his composure on the ball, has led to the transfer speculation he is now attracting.

However, Greaves is not currently a certain starter for Hull and was an unused substitute for Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Coventry City. Rosenior spoke about the youngster’s situation as he faced media ahead of his side’s meeting with Championship leaders Burnley on Wednesday night.

“Jacob Greaves is now fighting for his place which is new for him,” said the former Derby County coach. “He's going to be a Premier League player, I've got no doubt at all. It's now down to them to fight for that position.”

“It's wonderful that a player who has come through our academy has been spoken about in this way ," he said, reported HullLive. “I love it when my players are being linked with clubs higher up because it means they're doing a good job and it means the team is doing a good job.

“Jacob's an outstanding player. Would I rather have him here from a footballing point of view? One hundred percent, because he's got so much potential and so much to learn.

“Every single club has to make a decision based on their best interests. Sometimes that's keeping a player and sometimes that's selling a player and I'm sure we'll make that decision whenever that comes up.”