Aston Villa plotting bid for £10m-rated "incredible talent", Gerrard will adore him - opinion

Aston Villa are reportedly amongst the Premier League clubs interested in signing 19-year-old Peterborough United defender Ronnie Edwards.

That’s according to The Sun, who claim that the English youngster is valued at £10m despite being relegated to League One with the Posh this term.

Grant McCann couldn’t steady the ship after replacing Darren Ferguson in February with the Cambridgeshire side finishing 22nd after just one season back in the second tier.

However, Edwards has caught the eye of numerous clubs, including Villa, with his impressive displays, making 38 appearances across all competitions this season.

Although £10m for a player relegated from the Championship seems seriously steep, at just 19 Edwards has already shown maturity well above his age group.

The centre-back deemed an “incredible talent” by former manager Ferguson now has the experience of playing regular first-team football at a high level and could certainly be moulded into a Premier League-quality defender.

With four caps for England U19s whilst being set to compete at the U19 European Championship this summer, Edwards’ stock is rising at a rapid rate amid top-flight interest and it appears as though there is very little doubt that the Posh starlet won’t be playing in League One next season.

Although, the report claims that McCann’s side could look to sell the defender and have him return next season on loan, however, playing in the third tier could slow down his development.

It was also insisted by Peterborough’s director of football Barry Fry that the club would only allow Edwards to depart for a record fee with the Posh’s record sale the £6.2m departure of Britt Assombalonga in 2014.

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