Villa bid £3.5m for Emile Heskey
Emile Heskey's resurgent form this season could result in a £3.5m move to Aston Villa and a reunion with Martin O'Neill, the manager who helped launch his career. Heskey, whose contract expires in the summer has also attracted interest from Liverpool, and Wigan boss Steve Bruce may be tempted… [continued] TRANSFER TALK: EMILE HESKEY
Harry Redknapp turns attention to Reo-Coker
Thwarted in his bid for West Ham's Craig Bellamy, Spurs manager Harry Redknapp, the king of the wheeler-dealers, has turned his attention to Aston Villa's midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker. Although the attraction of moving from a team on the brink of the Champions League to one deep in the relegation… [continued] TRANSFER TALK: TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Aston Villa keen on £12m Kenwyne Jones
Aston Villa could be in the market for a life-for-like replacement for their injury-prone Norwegian attacker John Carew, after it emerged that manager Martin O'Neill had dispatched his top scout to watch Sunderland's Kenwyne Jones play at the weekend. Jones, a Trinidad & Tobago international, put on a dominant performance… [continued] TRANSFER TALK: ASTON VILLA
Real Madrid track £30m Ashley Young
Real Madrid's apparent interest in Ashley Young has led Aston Villa to put a £30m price tag on their explosive attacker. Young, 23, has scored six goals in the Premier League this season and shared 15 with Gabriel Agbonlahor, and has excited new Madrid boss Juande Ramos. Ramos is willing… [continued] TRANSFER TALK: ASHLEY YOUNG
Milner signs for Villa
Aston Villa have signed James Milner from Newcastle in a deal believed to be worth around £11m after the player announced he wanted to leave St Pames Park. Villa boss Martin O'Neill has coveted Milner for some time and almost signed the player two years ago after a loan spell… [continued] transfer talk: done deal
Barry commits to Villa - for now
Gareth Barry has finally announced he is to stay at Villa Park for the rest of this season - bringing to a close one of the most protracted transfer sagas of the summer. Barry was widely expected to join Liverpool and the two clubs circled each other for several weeks… [continued] transfer talk: barry saga
Villa set to sign £7.8m Cuellar from Rangers
Aston Villa are ready to pounce for Rangers' Spanish defender Carlos Cuellar. The international has a clause in his contract that lets him move if any club offers £7.8m for him, which the Midlanders have done. Manager Martin O'Neill faced stiff competition from Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United for the… [continued] TRANSFER TALK: DONE DEAL?
Villa close in on Young and Shorey
Aston Villa are reportedly close to securing Middlesbrough right-back Luke Young for around £5m and Reading left-back Nicky Shorey for £4m. Martin O'Neill will spend the cash he receives if Gareth Barry's move to Liverpool finally goes through to end his full-back crisis. The Villa boss has been desperate to… [continued] transfer talk: done deal?
Aston Villa ‘could spend £30m’
Aston Villa are claiming that club owner Randy Lerner would be prepared to spend a British record of £30bn on a single player. In a move to quell dissent among supporters over the impending sale of Gareth Barry to Liverpool, the club would have no qualms about spending such amounts,… [continued] TRANSFER TALK: SPECULATION
Villa admit Barry Kop switch back on
Gareth Barry could still move to Liverpool according to Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill, and if the Reds fail to land the midfielder it would be "no-one's fault but their own". O'Neill, who left the midfielder on the bench against Reading on Saturday, said Barry was staying at Villa Park… [continued] transfer talk: kop confusion
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