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Aston Villa's hat-trick hero Cameron Archer puts Championship clubs on red alert after netting record-breaking treble against Barrow... as Dean Smith weighs up loaning out the teen

Aston Villa are braced for loan offers for record-breaking teen striker Cameron Archer before next week's transfer deadline.

Archer announced himself in spectacular fashion by scoring a hat-trick on his full debut for the club in Tuesday's league cup win at Barrow.

The 19-year-old, who could be in line for a new deal with just one year left on his current contract, became the youngest player to score a treble for Villa since Gary Shaw in 1979.

Aston Villa will weigh up loan offers for hat-trick hero Cameron Archer before deadline day
Archer, 19, marked his full debut with a hat-trick in the 6-0 win over Barrow in the Carabao Cup

His exploits have now alerted a number of EFL clubs and left Villa weighing up whether to loan him out to continue his development or keep him around Dean Smith's first team.