Aston Villa boss Remi Garde says Adama Traore is close to a senior call.

The former Barcelona winger has been restricted to four substitute cameo appearances in the Premier League and one Capital One Cup start.

Garde said: "He's not so far away, he's young in his understanding of the game.

"He played for Barcelona for a long time, that's probably the best place to learn about collective football.

"But he still needs to work on this area of the game.

"He wants to improve and has done well on training, I'm happy with what he's doing.

"He's available for Saturday."