The Guardian reports that Liverpool’s Spanish mastermind Rafa B is still yearning to put Gareth Barry in a Liverpool shirt.

Apparently Rafa is still very much keen on offloading this hugely talented Spaniard who is already a big target for Arsenal and Juventus.

Last night Aston Villa were in Iceland, playing FH Hafnarfjarða, the current Landsbankadeild leaders. They lined-up with a strong team, including, surprisingly, influential captain and Liverpool target Gareth Barry. In playing in the game, Barry may have manoeuvred his way out of an £18m move to Anfield.

The Gareth Barry transfer squabble between Aston Villa and Liverpool looks to have finally meandered to a halt; any football fans whose cranium hasn’t imploded with the sheer endlessness of this transfer tale will surely be dancing in the street with unfettered joy.

How does a football club prepare a bid for a player they’re trying to sign? Surely it’s just a question of stating that you want to sign him and you’re prepared to offer his current club a certain amount to secure his services? Or does the bid need to be carefully worded before being faxed […]

Aston Villa have revealed that they have agreed a fee for one of Glasgow Rangers’ stand-out players who was part of the chase for four trophies last season.

It looks like the Gareth Barry tug-of-war will finally be coming to an end - something that will surely warrant rampant rejoicing amongst all football fans…

It seems that Rafa is once again being undermined by his Liverpool bosses, and this time the actions of the club’s owners might just cost him the signing of a long-term target!

Reading are among the favourites to win next season’s Championship, although their hopes of making an immediate return to the Premier League have been seriously dented today. While Steve Coppell was hopeful of keeping hold of one of his star players, the lure of playing in the top flight has proved too much for this […]

Aston Villa boss Martin O’Neill looks to bounce back from the imminent departure of club captain Gareth Barry to Liverpool, by shoring up his defence in a £8.5 million double full-back swoop.