Man City on verge of £12m Barry deal

• omgukilledkenny

  2 Jun 09, 19:51

  Latest:

  Aston Villa can confirm today that Gareth Barry is in talks with Manchester City.

  http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10265~1679514,00.html

• Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1)

  2 Jun 09, 19:54

  zzz ooo  Alonso can stay lia0

• zocoss

  2 Jun 09, 19:57

  MAN CITY IN TALKS WITH GARETH BARRY

  

  .

  .

  Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry is in talks with Manchester City.

  The 28-year-old England international was heavily linked with a move to Barclays Premier League rivals Liverpool last summer but the Reds could not meet Villa's asking price of £18million.

  Barry has been offered a lucrative new deal to remain at Villa Park beyond the end of next season - when his current contract expires - but his future has again been called into question by the confirmation from Villa that he is in negotiations with City.

• Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1)

  2 Jun 09, 19:58

  the onli clubs that can afford and meet Villa Price is alaway Man City

• omgukilledkenny

  2 Jun 09, 20:03

  If in the end he agrees to go City, everyone will know he wants money and not UCL football.

• Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1)

  2 Jun 09, 20:05

  if he are loyal enough stay at Villa lor

• Dead_Man_Inc

  2 Jun 09, 20:06

  i rather he say at villa

• zocoss

  2 Jun 09, 20:34

  But City will be the club to be next season... Going there of course there will be some who will accuse him of being greedy for the money... But hey if we think about it, he is 28 yrs old and this will be his last big contract so getting what he can before he retires would be a better deal for himself than staying at Villa...

  Villa can't give him much either as they won't stand a chance for the top 4 next season... City on the other hand, could be different altogether... If Villa offer him $70k a week and City offer him $90k per week... Why would he not go to City? They have a better chance at the title than Villa... and maybe even Pool, depends on who else they bring in... And he will get to play infront of a crowd of 60,000 every week compare to the 40plus at Villa or Anfield.

• zocoss

  2 Jun 09, 21:07

  Gareth Barry on verge of £12m move to Manchester City

  Aston Villa have confirmed that Gareth Barry is in talks with Manchester City over a proposed move to Eastlands this summer.

   

  

  On his way: Gareth Barry's future at Aston Villa has been the topic of speculation since last summer when Liverpool tried to sign him.

   

   

   

   

  The club have accepted a £12m offer for the midfielder, who could have a medical in London this week. It is understood City officials have flown to England's training camp to speak to the midfielder who is currently preparing for the World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan. A deal could happen by Wednesday.

  It will come as a huge blow to Villa, and their supporters, that their stand-in captain is ready to join another club for reasons other than those he has already put forward - primarily the prospect of playing Champions League football.

  That he is rumoured to be taking an almost £60,000-a-week pay rise could have something to do with it.

  Only last week the club’s owner, Randy Lerner, said he was optimistic that Barry would stay at Villa Park this summer. The club would be prepared, he said, to allow the midfielder to run his contract down and leave on a free next year if he rejected any advances, or that they would make him the highest paid player at the club if he signed a new deal.