Aston Villa's caretaker manager Gary McAllister: Ashley Young going nowhere
Since the departure of Martin O’Neill, Aston Villa have struggled miserably in the league and only after the signature of one of the most prolific goal scorers of recent times in the league, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Darren-Bent-c10358, did they turn
their fortunes around.
Villa had finished the last three seasons in the league in the top half of the table, but only a few weeks ago it looked like they would be entangled in a relegation dogfight. But a recent good run of form in the
league has dispelled those fears and Villa have now moved to safety in the league with a couple of crucial wins.
Ashley Young has been one of the most consistent performers for them along with the likes of Darren Bent, Stuart Downing, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marc-Albrighton-c23470 and a few others. All these players have been on other managers’ radars for
a quite a while now and if Villa were somehow relegated, it would have triggered a fire sale at the club.
But now that Villa have made sure of top flight football for another season, a mass clear out is ruled out. Yet, it does not stop some clubs from making bids for Villa’s star midfielder, Ashley Young.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 and Manchester United are all courting the England youngster and with the funds available to all the clubs mentioned above, it will be mighty difficult to fend off interest.
Chelsea have already said that they will be willing to fork out as much as 20 million pounds for Young while Manchester United are also likely to match that price, however, the club is not willing to let go of their star
attraction that easily. The Villa caretaker manager, Gary McAllister has said that the club will do anything and everything in its power to keep hold of their most priced asset.
Young has one year left on his contract at the club and has been linked to a number of clubs in the Premier League .
McAllister was quoted as saying that Ashley’s departure from the club is not something that is inevitable and the club knows how important he is to them and their development.
Young’s form off late has been inspirational for Villa and he has also represented his country in the last few months, but has yet to appear in the UEFA Champions League and with Villa yet again failing to qualify for
the European competitions, it may tempt the youngster to looks for work elsewhere.
McAllister, who has represented http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 in the Champions League knows the lure of a top 4 club but said, "The grass is also not always greener somewhere else but we are not silly. We have to be realistic, all players
have ambition to play in the Champions League. We can't give them that. It's a goal but we all know how difficult it is to get up there. You can always understand the lure of playing in that competition. I managed to get a touch of it as a balding old man
and it is a great experience."
With Villa now secure in the premier league, it appears that the players will be willing to sign with them but in the case of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ashley-Young-c6813 you may never know as the clubs chasing him have the cash and lure of continental
football.
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