Aston Villa remain hopeful Leon Bailey will be ready for the derby against Wolves next weekend.

The £25million summer signing has been sidelined since sustaining an injury while scoring his first goal for the club in last month's win over Everton.

Bailey has been targeting a possible return to training next week as he looks to properly establish himself in the Premier League following his switch from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer transfer window.

The 24-year-old has experienced a frustrating, albeit exciting start to life at Villa, with injury limiting him to a total of just 85 minutes playing time across three substitute appearances.