Aston Villa youngster Rushian Hepburn-Murphy has gone on loan to Derby County, as reported by Sky Sports News reporter Rob Dorsett.However, it is detailed within his tweet that the youngster will be joining up with the Rams' U23s, rather than being immediately considered for their first-team.

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It is this component of the move that has left some Villa fans confused about the logic behind it.

The fact that the academy graduate will be going into Derby's U23s has been deemed "pointless" by some fans.

Excluding the move to Derby, Hepburn-Murphy has had two loans away from Villa - to Cambridge United and Tranmere Rovers - which will have given him a taste of first-team football, something he isn't initially going to get from Phillip Cocu.

In his time with Tranmere, during the first half of the current campaign, he made 21 appearances across all competitions, scoring five goals, which includes a hat-trick against MK Dons.

There has been the suggestion made by some that this move means the 21-year-old has "no future" with Villa.

Having come through the academy, Hepburn-Murphy has played 17 times for the club, after making his debut in 2015, scoring no goals.

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After his latest loan move, and the fact that his Villa contract ends in the summer of 2020, it seems that he will not be adding to that tally.

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