Aston Villa confirm Louie Barry transfer decision ahead of January
Aston Villa have confirmed they will recall Louie Barry from his loan spell at Stockport County in January.
The forward has been in sensational form in League One this season after scoring 14 goals in 21 appearances. He also made both goals that Stockport scored in their 2-1 win over Peterborough last time out.
The 21-year-old has bagged a total of 23 goals in 41 league matches under Dave Challinor after helping the Hatters to promotion from League Two last term.
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A number of Championship clubs have been monitoring the situation, including the likes of Sunderland, Leeds United, Sheffield Wednesday and Middlesbrough.
Boro took Cameron Archer and Aaron Ramsey on loan from Villa in January 2023. They then signed Fin Azaz on a permanent deal at the start of this year after Villa recalled him from a loan move at Plymouth Argyle.
A few weeks after Azaz's transfer to Boro, Morgan Rogers left the Riverside for Villa in a deal worth an initial £8m, rising to £15m with add-ons.
Barry signed a new contract with Villa before departing for a second spell to Stockport in August. He joined his boyhood club from Barcelona in January 2020 before embarking on loan moves at Ipswich Town, Swindon Town, MK Dons and Salford City.
