After making his first-team debut, Aidan Borland had Aston Villa supporters giddy; one fan even likened the Scotsman to Luka Modric.
In addition to making his professional debut, the former Celtic youngster made his Villa debut during their 2-1 EFL Cup victory over Wycombe Wanderers. With about thirty minutes remaining, the seventeen-year-old midfielder took Amadou Onana’s £50 million position and performed admirably.
Following full time, fans flooded social media with appreciation for their £300,000 acquisition, expressing how much they loved the way it changed the game. Before accepting the high compliments, one fan even said that his style of play reminded him of Real Madrid’s Croatian superstar.
“I’ve been really impressed with Aidan Borland,” a fan commented. What a cute little player she is!” “There’s a proper player there in young Aidan Borland,” observed another, while a third said, “Aidan Borland should be extremely proud of his debut performance.” Very polished and confident with the ball.”
Another said, “I thought Borland was pretty neat. “Some similarities to the young Barry Bannan…under our present management he could go far!” was one of the fans’ less dramatic comparisons, “Reminds me of Modric (I know I know).”
