BIRMINGHAM: Aston Villa said on Wednesday that they will not be selling captain Gareth Barry to Liverpool.
The England midfielder had been linked with a move to Liverpool for more than two months and even said publicly that he’d like to move. Villa were reluctant to let him go and manager Martin O’Neill now appears to be free to include the player in his plans for the coming season.
Villa turned down two offers from Liverpool and was rumoured to be holding out for £18mil (US$35.8mil), but Liverpool did not return with an improved bid and bought Ireland striker Robbie Keane for almost the same price on Monday.
“During discussions in the past few days, a final deadline to conclude this episode was set that all parties were aware of and agreed to,” Villa said in a statement. “This deadline has now passed and so Gareth will remain with Villa.” |
發表於 2008-8-1 02:04 PM
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