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Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill expects interest in winger Ashley Young
Villa boss hopes to keep hold of playmaker…
26 Jul 2010 08:35:00
By Danny Hart
Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill believes there will be interest in Ashley Young in the next few weeks.
The 25-year-old has been linked with a move away from Villa Park this summer, with Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Spanish giants Barcelona all reportedly interested in the winger.
Young failed to earn a place in Fabio Capello’s 30-man provisional squad for the World Cup after a season regarded as below par for the former Watford man, but O’Neill says he was just as good as he was in the previous year.
"In the next couple of weeks I'm sure there will be great interest in Ashley, who has been fantastic for us," O'Neill was quoted as saying in The Daily Mirror.
"I felt myself that his form last season was every bit as good as in the previous year.
"Not everybody agreed with that but I thought Ashley was different class."
O’Neill says his priority is to keep hold of his key players but admits the player would be allowed to leave if Villa's asking price for Young was met.
He added: "Our job is, first and foremost, to keep the players. If that is the case then that is great.
"If that is not the case then obviously we have to get that valuation that we put on players and get as close to it as possible."
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The 25-year-old has been linked with a move away from Villa Park this summer, with Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Spanish giants Barcelona all reportedly interested in the winger.
Young failed to earn a place in Fabio Capello’s 30-man provisional squad for the World Cup after a season regarded as below par for the former Watford man, but O’Neill says he was just as good as he was in the previous year.
"In the next couple of weeks I'm sure there will be great interest in Ashley, who has been fantastic for us," O'Neill was quoted as saying in The Daily Mirror.
"I felt myself that his form last season was every bit as good as in the previous year.
"Not everybody agreed with that but I thought Ashley was different class."
O’Neill says his priority is to keep hold of his key players but admits the player would be allowed to leave if Villa's asking price for Young was met.
He added: "Our job is, first and foremost, to keep the players. If that is the case then that is great.
"If that is not the case then obviously we have to get that valuation that we put on players and get as close to it as possible."
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