Aston VIlla midfielder James Milner has given Manchester City until Wednesday to conclude their pursuit of the England international, according to reports. According to reports out of England, if the Citizens can not come to an agreement with Villa by then, Milner is prepared to stay at Villa Park for the season.
Decision Day Approaching For Manchester City, James Milner
Milner has been the subject of a summer-long saga, having told former manager Martin O’Neill that he would like to leave the Birmingham Club. City has not been able to meet Aston Villa’s evaluation, originally said to be £30 million, though a deal was said to be in place last week that would take the former Newcastle-man to Eastlands for £26.5 million and midfielder Stephen Ireland. That move reportedly stalled over Ireland’s request for compensation for the move.
Milner played this weekend in Aston VIlla’s Premier League opener, scoring the third goal of Villa’s 3-0 win over West Ham United.
Aston Villa is set to flight to Austria on Wednesday in anticipation of their Thursday, Europa League playoff against Rapid Vienna.
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