Aston Villa have snapped up West Brom youngster Fin Thorndike.

The 19-year-old, who has been training at Bodymoor Heath and has featured for the under-23s in the Premier League 2 and EFL Trophy recently, has now signed a deal with the club.

Academy manager Mark Harrison said: “Finley is an attacking creative midfielder who has been training with us for the last weeks having become a free agent in the summer.

He has played in our last four under-23s games and, having performed well, has now signed a contract with us. We look forward to seeing how Finley develops."