Rumour going around that Rovers have agreed a loan deal to take on Aston Villa left sided CB Sil Swinkels for the remainder of the season. It will be his first loan spell away from Villa. He recently turned 21.
The Dutchman joined Villa from Vitesse Arnhem in 2020 and made his senior debut for the Premier League side earlier this season in a Carabao Cup clash against fellow League One side Wycombe. He also featured in three of Aston Villa Under-21s' EFL Trophy matches as the Villans knocked out another third tier outfit in Blackpool before losing to Bradford in the round of 16.
Swinkels has also been on the bench for six of Villa's eight Champions League league phase matches, including Wednesday night's 4-2 win over Celtic, as well as for four Premier League clashes.
Rovers have built a strong relationship with Villa over recent years with LB Lino Sousa currently on loan from Villa while Lamare Bogarde had two separate loan spells with us who started in the Champions League on Wednesday night.