Villa give trial to French keeper

• turbo_drift

  7 Jul 07, 20:21

  Aston Villa have handed a trial to France Under-21 keeper Steve Mandanda.
  
  The Le Havre player represented his country in last month's European Under-21 Championships in Holland.
  
  "He'll come in for a couple of days so we can have a look at him and we'll see what happens after that," Villa manager Martin O'Neill told the club's website.
  
  Reports suggest O'Neill is keen to sign a new keeper with Thomas Sorensen, who has only 12 months left of his deal, having not been offered a new contract.
  
  Mandanda joined the French Ligue 2 club's academy in 2000 and established himself as a first team regular last season.
  
• CKeer

  7 Jul 07, 21:51

  Le Havre seems to be producing promising French youngsters in recent years.
  
  Cheers.
  CK