Villa close in on Robbo and Sidwell
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Aston Villa are set to make a £5million swoop for Tottenham keeper Paul Robinson - and may now get the go-ahead for talks with Steve Sidwell.
Robinson has been looking to quit White Hart Lane since falling out with Juande Ramos towards the end of last season and the imminent arrival of PSV stopper Heurhelho Gomes will push him further down the pecking order.
Middlesbrough have also been linked with the England international but Aston Villa are favourites given that they can offer European football, even if that is only in the InterToto Cup for now.
Martin O'Neill can also promise the 28-year-old first-team football now Scott Carson has returned to Liverpool and he is now expected to hold talks at Villa Park this week.
He should be joined be Steve Sidwell who has now met Chelsea officials to discuss his compensation package. A £5.5million bid has already been agreed in principle for the former Reading midfielder, but Villa cannot press ahead with the transfer until Sidwell has reached an agreement with the Blues.
He could be due a £2million pay-off as he has been at Stamford Bridge less than 12 months and has not asked for a move away. A number of other Premier League clubs have been linked with his signature but the Villans remain in pole position.
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Poor Scott Carson... Performed well last season for Villa but too bad Pool refuse to lower his fee... Next season its back to the bench again for him...
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maybe not.. if he performs that much better than itjande, beenitez might play him more...
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Originally posted by pigsticker:
maybe not.. if he performs that much better than itjande, beenitez might play him more...
More than at Villa? -
Originally posted by zocoss:
More than at Villa?probably not... but reina's not inhuman either... he will get injured or sick sometimes....
there's always a chance for him to impress between the posts...
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Originally posted by pigsticker:
probably not... but reina's not inhuman either... he will get injured or sick sometimes....
there's always a chance for him to impress between the posts...
Reina was the keeper that played the most matches last season... lolGood luck to Scott...