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Former Aston Villa winger Robert Snodgrass last month made a generous donation of £3,000 to aid a young girl with a rare form of cancer - and then flew out to Spain to visit her.

Four-year-old Isla Caton, who is a big West Ham United fan, has suffered a second relapse of the childhood cancer and is currently in Barcelona receiving treatment.

Her fundraiser, which is backed by the Bradley Lowery Foundation - named after the little Sunderland supporter who passed away in July last year - benefitted from the significant sum from Scottish international Snodgrass.

The 31-year-old left the simple but heartfelt message “keep fighting little one” on Isla’s Just Giving page - a page that has incredibly raised over £400,000.

Villa fans had this brilliant song for Snoddy during his time at the club

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The target, set at £600,000, would enable Isla to head to the United States for treatment for her Neuroblastoma.

Snodgrass, and his teammate Mark Noble, flew out to Barcelona - as per the images on the tweet below - to visit Isla and see how she is doing.

An update on the Just Giving page read: “Due to Isla relapsing twice, we need to increase the target to £600,000. This is because Isla is currently having treatment in Barcelona for her 2nd relapse, then she will need treatment for 1st relapse and then the vaccine to follow, to hopefully prevent any further relapses.

“We have already used around £200,000 for the treatment in Barcelona, we have had to move out here for 6 months while Isla undergoes antibody and chemo combination. She is doing well, and we are extremely hopeful. This treatment is gruelling, but in Isla style she is taking it all in her stride.

“But we do need to ensure we have the funds raised for the 2 future treatments. My little girl is fighting with all she has, we are extremely proud of her, and with your help, we can save her.

“So many people have already donated and helped with fundraisers already and we will be holding more events and trying to think of more ways to raise the money Isla needs but most importantly to make people aware of this horrible cancer that affects children but rarely picked up by professionals.

“Please share the page far and wide and we thank you for your support it’s been completely overwhelming. Xxxx”

West Ham star Snodgrass, who spent last season on loan at Villa Park and became a fan favourite in that time, has been handed a lifeline at the London Stadium under new manager Manuel Pellegrini after he was frozen out under Slaven Bilic.

That was Villa’s gain when Steve Bruce brought him to B6 in the summer of 2017.

Snodgrass scored eight goals - including memorable winners at Sheffield United and Middlesbrough - and provided 13 assists during his campaign in a slightly different shade of claret.

You can donate to Isla’s cause by visiting her Just Giving page here.