Villa and City to compromise on £28m for Milner
Published 23:00 29/07/10 By James Nursey
James Milner’s departure from Aston Villa to Man City seems inevitable once the two clubs can agree a fee.
City have already had a staggering £24.6 million bid for Milner turned down by Villa.
Insiders claim that the move will go through at £28 million, but both clubs are digging in over their valuations - and possible swaps have been dismissed so far.
Stephen Ireland - told he is out of the City plans by Roberto Mancini - and far-travelled Craig Bellamy are two of the players that Villa can take.
But so far the only offer is cash and that is not enough as Villa chief O’Neill wants more to land the players he wants to bring in.
Villa know they would need around £11 million to get Aiden McGeady out of his old club Celtic, an inflated fee because of previous interest in the Republic of Ireland trickster from Russian side Spartak Moscow.
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