Aston Villa's promising striker Nathan Delfouneso has signed a new contract which will keep him with the midlands club until the summer of 2012.

The 18-year-old, who scored twice for Villa in the UEFA Cup last season, has put pen-to-paper on a two-year extension to his current deal.

And Villa boss Martin O'Neill believes Delfouneso, named amongst the substitutes for Saturday`s home Barclays Premier League clash with Bolton, has a massive future in the game.

"I couldn't be more pleased. Nathan is a great talent and has real natural ability," said O`Neill.

"He is ready. He is pushing on very strongly now even though you consider he is still very young.

"He has everything going for him. If he keeps learning, he's got a really good chance."