Aston Villa confirm interest in Alex Mcleish – English Premier League news
Aston Villa have revealed that they are considering Alex Mcleish as a possible candidate for the position of head coach. The Scot recently handed in his resignation letter to Birmingham City, though his request is yet to be accepted.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 in the final,
and few gave them a chance of overcoming Arsene Wenger’s men. However, the underdogs put in the performance of a lifetime, scoring a last minute goal to secure a historic victory for the club.
Alex Mcleish dubbed it the greatest achievement of his managerial career. But the bliss around St. Andrews Park soon gave way to trepidation, as the Blues found themselves in a battle for relegation by the tail end of the campaign. Birmingham went into the
final day of the Barclays Premier League campaign, needing at least a win to ensure their continued presence in the top flight.
It was not to be. Birmingham City were relegated from the Premier League. In the wake of this disaster, the club management had publicly announced their support for head coach, Alex Mcleish. However, due to reasons that are not yet certain, the Scot has
decided to resign from his position.
Birmingham’s fierce rivals, Aston Villa, have been looking for a replacement for their former manager, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gerard-c14664 Houllier, and club officials believe that Mcliesh will be a good candidate to take over the position.
The Villans have revealed that they plan to interview Mcleish for the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684. A statement read, “The club understands that Alex McLeish is a free agent. We therefore intend to interview him imminently in order to make a decision regarding his candidacy to become
Villa manager.”
The news has not gone down well with Birmingham City, who maintain that Alex Mcleish is still on their payroll. According to reports, Aston Villa will have to pay the Blues as much as 5 million pounds in damages if they are serious about snapping up the
Scot.
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