O'Neill: Milner will knuckle down for Villa if City move falls through
Published 11:59 28/07/10 By James Nursey
Martin O'Neill admits negotiations between Aston Villa and Man City over James Milner are deadlocked and expects the star to knuckle down if he stays.
City have offered £20million for Milner but Villa want £30m.
And Villa boss O'Neill will have no hesitation selecting Milner in future if he stays - like with Gareth Barry when his proposed move to Liverpool in 2008 collapsed.
O'Neill said: "The latest state of play is that Manchester City have gone as far as they want to.
"We’ll wait with baited breath on that one. Obviously the over-riding opinion of Villa fans is that they would love James to stay at the football club. As I speak here now, I cannot guarantee that.
"But I don’t think any of his commitment could be in question, knowing the lad.
"Gareth Barry settled down to play brilliantly for us and deserved that move to Manchester City."
