"Big bad city".......

[CTID1988]

Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner has hit out at Manchester City over their pursuit of midfielder James Milner.

Lerner claims City have broken rules by continuing their interest in the England international after being told Villa did not want to sell.

He told The Mail on Sunday: "Big, bad Manchester City came along and asked for Milner and we said, 'no, he is not for sale'. And under the rules you have to respect that.

"Manchester City respected that for two whole days. And then they violated the rules and came in for him again."

Milner played a starring role in Villa's 3-0 win over West Ham in their Premier League opener on Saturday, scoring his side's superb third goal.

Lerner added: "We are not a selling club. A selling club is when you let it be known that you want to sell a player, through an agent or whatever.

"That didn't happen with Gareth Barry and it didn't happen with James Milner either. As for Ashley Young, he was never going."




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Does this mean we are not getting him or what?!

 

[Vienna_70]

No.

It means Mr Lerner is not happy with City.

However, I'm sure we didn't force JM to hand in a transfer request!

 

[Kinky by name]

Trying to make us look bad (as opposed to him for selling the player) that's all

 

[Eccles Blue]

If, as was widely reported, Martin O'Neill left because they were selling Milner how in hell's name does Lerner now say that he doesn't want to sell Milner??

To be perfectly honest I would be quite happy to leave Milner where he is and not bring in any more new players. We are well equipped now to beat anyone so let's just get on with building the team spirit.

*prepares to be vilified*

 

[madmank]

turning all the medias attention to use yet again so he can get away with all the hype on his own shoulder made by oneil walking out on the club.next he will be saying it was our fault hes got no money and that why oneil left.what a t@@t.

 

[lancs blue]

Lerner's talking bollocks, we put in a bid, they rejected it so we put in a higher bid. Nothing wrong with that at all.

 

[madblue]

if city broke the rules report us otherwise shut up also its not stopping him dealing with us asking stupid money for milner(dont get me wrong good player)

 

[GStar]

No wonder O Neil left, the owner doesn't know the rules of "Soccer Ball".

 

[spendmorethanerikson]

I get this funny feeling that when circa £25M is deposited into Villas bank account he might come round a bit.

 

[cucumberman]

aww shucks. we didnt mean to scare them little pigs.