Aston Villa have announced that 10 players have signed scholarships with the club.
James Wright, a goalkeeper with excellent distribution, has joined from Manchester City, where he spent a number of years in their Academy, reports avfc.com
An athletic, technically gifted full-back, Jayden Barber arrives from Fulham. The youngster has been selected for England training camps in recent seasons.
A product of Villa's Academy, Harvey Rhoades can play right-back or centre-back and has been at the club since joining the Under-9s.
Centre-back Luke Softley has displayed his leadership qualities and passion for defending on his way up through the ranks since joining as an Under-9s player.
Finley Munroe joins the Academy from Chelsea. Munroe is a versatile left-footed player who can play in a number of positions, having performed well for the Blues at centre-back, left-back and as a holding midfielder.
Todd Alcock, Mikell Barnes, Charlie Lutz, Kobei Moore and Kyrie Pierre also pen terms.
