Villa's O'Reilly at MK Dons after Shrewsbury recall

Tommi O'Reilly has only made six league starts for Shrewsbury Town following his arrival in August
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Aston Villa have recalled young midfielder Tommi O'Reilly from his scheduled season-long loan with League One strugglers Shrewsbury Town and sent him back out on loan to League Two play-off contenders Milton Keynes Dons.
"I'm buzzing to be here," said 21-year-old O'Reilly. "I'm happy it's finally got over the line, and I can't wait to get started. The stadium is great; it's a big pitch too, and I'm excited to show people what I can do."
O'Reilly was Shrewsbury's fifth summer g when he arrived in July and started the first four League One games. But he did not start another game under Paul Hurst, prior to his sacking on 3 November.
His only other two league starts both came following the arrival of Gareth Ainsworth as boss in mid-November.
O'Reilly's loan is the second Shrewsbury have ended prematurely with a Premier League club following Charles Sagoe Jr's return to Arsenal.
Dons have now made three January gs - Crawley midfielder Jay Williams for an undisclosed fee and Notts County midfielder Dan Crowley.
From the same department, they have lost three players to fellow League Two clubs: Tommy Leigh to Bradford City, attacking midfielder Stephen Wearne to Carlisle United and wing-back Brooklyn Ilunga to Bromley.