Burnley defender Nathan Collins has been told he has the potential to become "an all-time great", amid recent links with a move to Aston Villa.
The 21-year-old has a growing reputation following his performances for Burnley last season. Despite suffering relegation at Turf Moor, Collins established himself in the second half of the campaign after an injury to Ben Mee, making 19 league appearances.
The centre-back moved to Lancashire from Stoke for £12.6million last summer but has already been touted with another transfer, with Villa reported to be one of several clubs "monitoring" the Burnley defender .
Having also impressed on international duty this month, former Republic of Ireland international has tipped Collins to reach the very top of the sport. “I think Collins, if I am looking at world players like him, then I looked at Matthijs de Ligt and look at those two who are similar ages,” Kilbane told Off the Ball . “De Ligt gets a £100million move to Juventus from Ajax.