Aston Villa manager ‘not sure where Liverpool stand’ over midfielder
by stresster on July 24th, 2008
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Whisper it quietly, but Gareth Barry could be an Aston Villa player when the Premier League season starts. The midfielder has had a summer that he won’t forget in a hurry, with his decision to hand in a transfer request turning into a nightmare, especially with Liverpool scraping the coffers to try and afford the player.
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The official Villa website now reports that the England international could be handed a chance to strut his stuff in the claret and blue of the Villans this Saturday, with the team engaged in Intertoto action against Odense. Will this be the first appearance of many for the former captain of the club, or merely a cameo role before he jumps ship? His manager certainly doesn’t know.
O’Neill told www.avfc.co.uk: “I think that in terms of fitness the game on Tuesday will have brought him on. So if he’s mentally tuned in and he wants to go and play, why not?
“Why shouldn’t he be in contention for the game? He’s a quality player and that’s what we’re looking for.”
The Villa boss added: “Deep down we would all love him to stay at the football club. We haven’t heard back from Liverpool for some time and we’re not exactly sure where we all stand.
“When people say people are in limbo, I don’t think that applies to anybody more than ourselves. We don’t know whether to move forward or not with it. It’s a long running saga and I wouldn’t mind it ending one way or another.
“My preference - and hopefully I’m speaking for a lot of Villa fans, if not all of them - is that we would like Gareth to stay at the football club. That would be great because it will be hard to place him.
“But we’re not sure where Liverpool stand now. It was never mentioned before about them needing to sell some players before they bought - that was never in the system at all. But seemingly it must be part of it.
“The point is that this has been long running and we’re looking to see it end one way or another.”
Barry must be pretty fed up of the situation, especially after the likes of Crouch and Carson left Anfield for much less than their original price tags suggested. With Alonso sticking around, should he accept that staying at Villa is a strong likelihood, and buckle down in the Midlands once again?
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Tagged Under: Aston Villa FC, Gareth Barry, Liverpool FC, martin o'neill
MUFC - July 24th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
Villa are shit and always will be. Skint smalltime club.
Mr E - July 24th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
And you’re a cunt. And always will be.
Rafa's dad - the onion seller - July 24th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
Poor, deluded ignorant and small minded immediately spring to mind MUFC Pseudo Diverpool fan.
Villa fans with many others will support any team against you from here on in
Why?
Beacuse you are arrogant, ignorant and lack any class whatosever.
stonyk - July 24th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
looks like MON tactics have back fired.
1) Rafa never came out and said he had made an offer for Barry. MON did and started insulting the Liverpool boss immediately because the offer was too low.
2) Rafa STILL didn’t say much, just upped the offer (according to the papers and MON) - still not enough.
3) Villa have a choice of accepting the offer or keeping a player who doesn’t want to be there.
If MON had just kept quiet and left all the gossip to the papers then maybe he’d have got his way. He is the only person I ever hear quoted in the papers. he might be in a situation where he has to take a lower price than he hoped now.
Ticky - July 24th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
I’m just confused as to WHY Liverpool don’t have the money to buy Barry. Haven’t the Yanks given Rafa ANY money at all this summer? We’ve recouped over £20m from sales plus got a shed load of players off the wage bill, so there should be enough in the pot to buy Barry or Keane….if not both!
It seems to me that the Yanks haven’t got enough money to build a new stadium AND run a club of Liverpool’s standing. They should sell to DIC asap and let Rafa have the money to compete with Man Ure and Chelski. I’d rather stay at Anfield and have a successful team than move to Stanley Park and have a mediocre one.
Death-in-Vegas - July 24th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
Ticky - The yanks have given Benitez £20m plus whatever he brings in from sales. The bulk of that £20m will go on Keane, the money brought in from sales will go on a wide man. Marca reported on Monday that despite the takeover at Valencia they will still need to sell players, although Benitez’s interest in Silva has apparently cooled somewhat. The move for Barry will go ahead only if we sell Alonso.
David Villa - July 24th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
Sell to DIC
doc - July 24th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
I wouldnt be surprised to see Alonso team up with Fabregas at Arsenal.
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Villa's Prick - July 24th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
Martin O’Neil s a hypocritical prick…and we are accusing who lack of class? Now he is saying we wants him to stay…right….and what was those booing about? What a TWAT…
15 mil for crouch a proven striker with the best scoring record for england since dunno when is too much…and he is asking 18 mil for that idiot?
Kop yourselves on - July 24th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
Barry is worth £12 tops…but if he goes villa will be ripping the piss out of livepool at £18m…..if he doesnt the liverpox are the big loosers as they continue to miss out on their main targets. 6th place at best for Liverpox and bankruptcy to follow….brilliant
2D - July 24th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
its quite simple where we stand, we are not about to go and get fleaced for a single player, 18m o’niell is in a dream world if he thinks he will get that, if he doesn’t reduce his price he’l have a player sittin on the bench that doesn’t want to be there and we’l get him next year on a free transfer. make some reasonable money while you still can ya stupid mick
villamad - July 24th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
You twats up North think that Villa are a selling club, but guess what? We’re not. Pay the going rate for Barry, or take a hike.
BaggieBoinger - July 24th, 2008 at 11:59 pm
Villa don’t need the money from the Barry transfer. Liverpool have been underhand about the whole dealing..I hate the vile, but I side with them on this. Benitez has tried to unsettle Barry to bring the value down..and has failed. MON doesn’t need the money from Barry’s transfer, because Lerner will give him anything he asks for.
The God - July 25th, 2008 at 2:22 am
I have never heard Rafa saying anything on Barry. It’s the media, some players and MON himself barking everyday in the paper. This shows how wide the gap of class between Rafa and MON. This is why MON can only manage a club which has just won a league title in 98 years.
0500Silva - July 25th, 2008 at 3:10 am
Villa’s going nowhere….so he can stay there if he wants lol……with wankers that can’t take a transfer request and batty boys lol….losers….from the fans to the coach…all a bunch of freggin tossing losers….best of luck for the upcoming season boyz….hope u avoid relegation NOT!!! Normally its man u that you hope it’ll happen to but the wankers at Villa park….have made it clear its totally another club that I want to be relegated this year and guess what you guys got a good chance of making it out of the league too lol…..
TotalRed - July 25th, 2008 at 3:52 am
As i said in another comment. Its all Martin O’Crap’s petty fault. Fancy tryiing to sell a converted leftback for 18Mil? He should have gotten the role of the JOKER in the Dark Knight.