Arjan Raikhy

Grimsby Town are set to sign Aston Villa midfielder Arjan Raikhy on loan until the end of the season, according to reports.

Luckily for this guy the expectations on him are relatively low given Seb Revan and Easah Suliman are our benchmark knowledge of the abilities of Aston Villa loanees.

Certainly a position we need, just fingers crossed he's better than the other two, he can't be much worse.

Wasn't able to get in the team too often at Stockport but seems to be highly rated.

Its  a position we urgently need

I thought Sulliman looked ok actually, unfortunately subbed off on his debut wasn't he then got a brief sub appearance a while after that.

Hopefully this lad can bring a bit creativity that we're badly lacking in the middle.

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I thought Sulliman looked ok actually, unfortunately subbed off on his debut wasn't he then got a brief sub appearance a while after that.

Hopefully this lad can bring a bit creativity that we're badly lacking in the middle.

Suliman had to wait until Jolley came in for his debut didn't he and I thought he played very well but then disappeared off the face of the earth. He's spent the last 2 seasons playing in the top 2 tiers of Portugal so he must have something.

Suliman wasn't helped by Slade not knowing he could only use 5 loanees  

Raikhy played against us for Stockport earlier in the season in the 0-0 draw. Don't recall him making any sort of memorable impression either way, but Stockport did mostly control the midfield in that game so he must have done something right.

Aston Villa midfielder Arjan Raikhy is set for a loan move to Grimsby Town.

The 19-year-old spent the first half of the season at Stockport County but was recalled early as he wasn't featuring regularly.

A number of clubs have shown an interest in Raikhy but it's Grimsby, the mid-table National League side, who have won the race to sign him.

Raikhy made his senior Villa debut in the FA Cup defeat to Liverpool in January 2021, and although he has not made a matchday squad since, there are still high hopes for him at the club.

Raikhy believes he has outgrown Under-23 level football and wants to test himself amongst seniors, which is why this move appealed.

Villa are also hoping to move a number of other youngsters on this month to further aid their development.

Boss Steven Gerrard says: "We've been trying to sort out moves for a number of our young players this month and we've also got a number of other things bubbling away,"

Hopefully an excellent player. As our midfield is sadly lacking. Yet another loan, from a team that we will not dream to be able to keep the player from. That just does not feel anything even medium-term never mind long-term about this project at the moment