{"id":464729,"date":"2026-03-08T19:35:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T19:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/464729\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T19:35:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T19:35:08","slug":"aston-villa-winger-on-radar-of-duo-as-summer-transfer-claim-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/464729\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Villa winger on radar of duo as summer transfer claim made"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The winger is currently flying with his loan club and that has put him on the radar of two significant clubs in League One<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Aston Villa's Tommi O'Reilly celebrates scoring for Crewe Alexandra\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0_JS387152850.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Aston Villa's Tommi O'Reilly celebrates scoring for Crewe Alexandra where he's enjoying a bright start to his season-long loan\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Aston Villa&#8217;s Tommi O&#8217;Reilly celebrates scoring for Crewe Alexandra where he&#8217;s enjoying a bright start to his season-long loan<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Aston Villa winger Tommi O&#8217;Reilly is being tracked by League One duo Huddersfield and Bolton.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/aston-villa-fc\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Villa<\/a> academy product O&#8217;Reilly is currently on loan at<a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/aston-villa-tommi-oreilly-crewe-32882941\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\"> League Two side Crewe Alexandra, where he has registered 10 assists this season.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He has produced a string of <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/aston-villa-confirm-loan-transfer-30799652\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">impressive performances that have caught the eye of clubs further up the pyramid.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Bolton and Huddersfield are reportedly in the market for a left-sided winger as they ponder their summer business, according to Alan Nixon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Bolton currently have former Villa winger Corey Blackett-Taylor on loan from Derby County, but he is only at the club until the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">That would mean there is space for O&#8217;Reilly to fill while Huddersfield are also looking for attacking reinforcements.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">O&#8217;Reilly&#8217;s spell at Crewe is the third loan move of his young career after stints with Shrewsbury Town and MK Dons last season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He has six goals this season and is playing a starring role as the club look to secure a place in the League Two playoffs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Speaking about the speed of his development at Alex earlier this season, he said it has been a bit of a shock.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cYeah it has, I didn\u2019t think I\u2019d be starting this many games and playing this many minutes,\u201d he told <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/bbc\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">BBC<\/a> Radio Stoke.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cI want it to continue for the rest of the season and get as many goals and assists as I can and see where that takes us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Does O&#8217;Reilly need another loan next season? 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