Aston Villa snap up full back Kyle Walker on loan from Tottenham

Kyle Walker has joined Aston Villa on loan from Premier League rivals Tottenham.The 20-year-old impressed for Sheffield United before making the move to White Hart Lane but the form of Alan Hutton has restricted his first-team chances. Villa's first-choice right-back Luke Young has been troubled by a knee problem. Youngster Eric Lichaj and Carlos Cuellar, whose preferred role is centre-back, have been used to fill the breach. Bright future: Kyle Walker (left) has spent the early part of the season at QPRWalker had spent the first half of the campaign on loan at Championship leaders QPR, where Neil Warnock had wanted to keep the youngster.  Aston Villa 0 Sunderland 1: Bard to worse for under-fire boss HoullierSidwell's West Ham move collapses. leaving Wolves to pick up the piecesTottenham move for Carroll threatens Keane's £7million Birmingham switch  Explore more:People: Alan Hutton, Carlos Cuellar, Neil Warnock, Luke Young

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