Chelsea and Aston Villa will wait until the end of the season before deciding whether to make Ross Barkley’s move permanent.

The 27-year-old was struggling for game time at Stamford Bridge and joined the Villans on a season-long loan in September.

Barkey started well under Dean Sith before a hamstring injury in November ruled him out but he was back with a bang with the winner against Southampton on Friday.

He has two years left on his deal in West London.

And BirminghamLive claims both the player and club are ‘happy to assess the situation’ at the end of the season.