Emile Heskey is confident Ashley Young is settled at Aston Villa.

Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester United have all been linked with the England international.

"Ash has been linked with a few moves here, there and everywhere but he's firmly here and we want to keep him here," said Heskey. "He's a good lad so I'm sure he can keep his feet on the floor, but if not there's a few lads here who will do that for him.

"He's done brilliantly and he's gone from strength to strength. It shows where he is in the confidence he's playing his football with and the confidence he's got in his own ability.

"Obviously the manager was brilliant to spot that when he was at Watford and bring him here and now everybody's spotting it.

"But it's a big thing for us because we've got him here and hopefully we can keep hold of him.

"I think Ash is just comfortable with the way we play and the lads here. He's really found his feet here."