Aston Villa are locked in a contract stand-off with highly-rated youngster Keinan Davis.

Villa have made a new deal for Davis a priority after the teenage striker’s emergence this season, but it is believed that negotiations are deadlocked over the salary the Championship club are prepared to offer.

Davis has played a key role in Villa’s climb up the Championship table and Villa want to offer him a pay rise, barely a year after he signed his last contract.

But Villa’s hierarchy are struggling to resolve the issue with the 19-year-old and talks are now at an impasse, with Bournemouth, West Bromwich Albion and Huddersfield monitoring the situation.

Davis has recently moved ahead of £12 million striker Scott Hogan in Steve Bruce’s starting XI, while another £12m signing, Ross McCormack, has been sent out on loan to Melbourne City.

Hogan and McCormack both earn over £40,000 a week while Davis is thought to be on a significantly lower wage of around £2,000 a week, after only making his first-team debut in January this year.

His reputation is soaring, however, and Villa captain John Terry this week described the former Biggleswade Town attacker as “a nightmare” after his impressive performance in the 2-0 win at Preston.