Nigel Adkins admits Tommy Elphick might return to Aston Villa

Tommy Elphick has been linked with a return to Aston Villa in January.The £25,000-a-week defender is currently on loan at Hull City but Dean Smith wants to bring him back in order to add more defensive depth to his side.

It will be interesting to see if the move happens next month.

Hull City manager Nigel Adkins has dropped a big hint that the player could be heading to Villa Park in January.

He said: “It’s a big shame if it is (his last game) but we’ll have to wait and see. From my point of view, he’s done great for us and his form has probably alerted Aston Villa to the situation because he was out of there. Now, all of a sudden, there’s a player in form in the Championship that they might…