Liverpool Transfer Rumour - Liverpool are very likely to sign Gareth Barry after Aston Villa are reported to search for a replacement for him, believe to be highly rated Standard Liege midfielder Steven Defour.

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has identified Defour as a possible replacement for Barry.

A bid around £10m to £13m is enough to sign the Belgium international. Defour are also keen to play in England after has shown an impressive performance with Liege this season.

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Liverpool Transfer Rumour - Liverpool are very likely to sign Aston Villa's Gareth Barry this summer, said former Liverpool player Patrik Berger. Berger was shown the door out from Villa last May after publicly advising Barry to join Liverpool. Barry was heavily linked with Liverpool and the club are still interested to sign him.

Liverpool failed to meet the asking price for the midfielder last January, which is £18million.

Berger said, "Gareth was Liverpool's main target last year and he has had another great season. I think Liverpool will still probably want him."

"If Villa get into the Champions League then Gareth has said he will stay but, if not, then we will see in the summer," Berger added.

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Aston Villa Transfer Rumour: Aston Villa are ready to sign Michael Owen if he decides to leave Newcastle United at the end of the season. Owen has decided to postpone the discussion about his contract extension with the club until they survived in the relegation battle.

It is very unlikely for the England striker to stay though.

Aston Villa plan to partner Owen with Emile Heskey and hopes they can bring their England success to the club level.

If they fail to sign Owen, they will try to sign Tottenham's Darren Bent or Jermaine Defoe.

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Latest Transfer Rumour - Manchester City and Aston Villa are said interested to sign Michael Owen this summer. Owen has been impressive this season with most of the time out injured. Owen's contract at Newcastle United will expire in the summer and looks definite to leave St James' Park.

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Latest Transfer Rumour - Arsenal have declared their interests to sign Gareth Barry. Barry was linked with Liverpool last summer but they failed to meet Aston Villa's asking price of £18million. Arsenal's manager Arsene Wenger is set to snubbed Liverpool with a better deal this summer.

Aston Villa's manager said it is very likely for Barry to leave this summer.

Martin O'Neill admitted that they may lose the midfielder if they fail to finish in the top-four this season. Many pundits have predicted that they are still not good enough for the Champions League spot next season after their recent defeat to Tottenham last Sunday.

Martin O'Neill said, "Gareth has spent 10 years here. If we don't make the top four no-one could begrudge him a move."

Liverpool are set to pay £10million for Barry, £8m short from Villa's asking price. Arsenal's manager Arsene Wenger is set to snubbed Liverpool with a better deal this season.

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Latest Transfer Rumour - Manchester City manager Mark Hughes is keen to sign Gareth Barry from Aston Villa this summer. He has already hand in the request to sign the England midfielder to his bosses. Manchester City chief is going to offer Aston Villa £6million including striker Dean Sturridge and midfielder Micahel Johnson.

Personal opinion: It's good to see City targeting a good English player. I think if Barry signs with City, he will be in the same situation again - helping a team to be one of the big guns in the Premier League (just like playing for Aston Villa). I think it is time for him to play for the big four like Liverpool and concentrating on winning trophies. He deserves it. I think Liverpool is still his first target.

I don't think Aston Villa will accept the offer. I think they want money rather than players cramping up their team. They were asking 18million for the midfielder last summer and are going to do the same this time around.

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Latest Transfer Rumour - Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill believes Gareth Barry is still keen to sign with Liverpool despite Robbie Keane failure to make a good impression with Liverpool this season. Liverpool were very interested to sign Barry last summer and the player responded positively to the offer. However the club rejected all four bids from Liverpool. Villa said that Liverpool failed to meet their asking price at £18million.

Personal Opinion: Barry is a good player. He can control the midfield well and can make forward runs too. He is now one of the key player in England national team. He looked desperate to join Liverpool last summer and very frustrated when his club stopped him from joining Liverpool.

I think, every player dreams to play for big guns and win trophies. Aston Villa was impressive this season. However, still not good enough to win trophies. I think Barry will leave Aston Villa even if they qualify for the Champions League next season.

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Latest Transfer Rumour - Aston VIlla will try their best to persuade their key player Gareth Barry to stay. Barry valued at £18million is linked with a move to Liverpool last summer. However the move failed to materialized. Barry is holding out on signing a new deal which led to rumours suggesting he might leave the club this summer.

However, Villa's officials and players wants Barry to stay. Stiliyan Petrov has challenged his teammates to make Barry stays. Petrov reckons their success in Premier League and UEFA Cup can force Barry to stay.

Villa are currently third in Premier League and have a chance to qualify for the Champions League next season.

Furthermore, Barry's decision to stay will influence many players in the squad to stay, even for Petrov.


"We’re trying to make it hard for him. We’re trying to make his mind up for him and make him stay. He’s vitally important to us. He’s one of Fabio Capello’s main men for England," Petrov said.

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Latest Transfer Rumour - Aston Villa is ready to make a move for Manchester City's defender Micah Richars this summer. Aston Villa has made enquiries to sign Richards last January. The offer could be around £8million. Manchester City is not ready to let him go yet, unless they find a replacement for him, believe to be Everton's Joleon Lescott.

Martin O'Neill is looking for another defender after Marin Laursen has been plagued with knee injuries and he thinks that Richards is a perfect replacement for him.

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Football Transfer Rumour - Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has ruled out loaning out highly-rated Nathan Delfouneso to Crystal Palace. Crystal Palace has declare their interest to loan Delfouneso. O'Neill is keen to keep the striker with the Premier League side.

Delfouneso has scored three goals in his seven appearances with Villa and his performaces were impressive. In an interview with Sky Sports, O'Neil insisted that he is keen to keep the striker at Villa.

O'Neill said, "He (Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock) hasn't got a prayer. I'm sure he would like to have him. I'm delighted he told the papers instead of me. Funnily enough, I didn't know anything about that so that's news to me. Next season I expect him to be a fully paid-up member of the first team."

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The big question at the end of the season - Will Michael Owen stay at Newcastle United? Newcastle United wants him to stay and ready to offer a new lucrative offer. Owen was offered a new contract but he refused to make any decision until the end of the season. Owen's contract at Newcastle United ends at the end of the season.

Manchester City, Aston Villa and Everton declared interest to sign Owen. However, Newcastle United refused to give up and plan to discuss with Owen soon.

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