Time to map out a plan for Villa's future
- Says blogger Matthew Turvey
Today’s transfer rumours – May 8
Thursday 8th May 2008, 9:34AM BST.
All the latest transfer gossip on Wolves, Albion, Villa, Walsall and Blues.
BLUES
Huddersfield goalkeeper Matt Glennon has resisted interest from Birmingham City to sign a new deal.
James McFadden will not be leaving in the summer.
England under-19 utility player Krystian Pearce has signed a new deal with Blues.
VILLA
Away from the ongoing Barry-Liverpool saga, Everton and Villa “look set to battle it out” for Wigan Athletic defender Paul Scharner.
WOLVES
Wolves’ failure to reach the Championship play-offs this season has effectively scuppered any hopes Northampton had of re-signing Daniel Jones and Mark Little.
WEST BROM
Kevin Keegan could lure West Bromwich Albion’s Zoltan Gera to Newcastle.
West Brom and Wigan Athletic are monitoring Newcastle defenders Habib Beye and Lamine Diatta.
Neil Warnock is still hoping he can persuade skipper and West Brom target Mark Hudson to stay with Crystal Palace in the summer.
SADDLERS
Nothing from the Banks’s Stadium so far. The main news is the nine players released yesterday: Roper out as cull goes on
We have scoured the back pages and the internet to bring you the latest gossip.
We are not saying they’re true – just that they’re out there
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