[size=14pt]Aston Villa Agree £6m Deal With Manchester City For Richard Dunne – Report[/size]

[b]Aston Villa have agreed a £6 million fee with Manchester City for Republic of Ireland centre-back Richard Dunne, according to reports in The Daily Mail.

The City skipper would appear to be on the fringes of the team following the arrival of Joleon Lescott and is seeking a move away from Eastlands in search of first team football.

Villa boss Martin O'Neill had seemed set to land Portsmouth defender Sylvain Distin but has now seemingly switched his attention to Dunne.

O'Neill has been keen to sign a central defender all summer following the departure of Zat Knight to Bolton Wanderers and, perhaps more crucially, the retirement of Martin Laursen through injury.

Dunne was a regular for the Citizens throughout last season but had an indifferent campaign as City leaked goals on a frequent basis.

The defender's arrival would be Villa's fourth signing of the summer, following the captures of Stewart Downing, Habib Beye and Fabian Delph.

Steven Warnock, though, is unlikely to be a fifth signing for the Villans, with Blackburn Rovers insistent on a £10m price tag for the left-back.[/b]

http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/england/2009/08/26/1462108/aston-villa-agree-6m-deal-with-manchester-city-for-richard-dunne-

This City faithfuls really mean business.

Anyway they have no business winning premiership, they should be struggling for fourth place whic is drawn between Arsenal, Tottenham and now City.

Thank God. . . i don't like that Dunne guy. . the guy na nonsense!!

Krayola2:

Thank God. . . i don't like that Dunne guy. . the guy na nonsense!!

Me too. . . . . .

why u guys dont like Dunne?the guy is good now.

Hughes needs to sign one more central defender to add depth.

We beat the crap out of crystal palace!! 2-0

Can anyone imagine Robben was sold for the same price as Lescott

dayokanu:

Can anyone imagine Robben was sold for the same price as Lescott

Lescott is english!! We take care of our own!! Mind ya business. Like I said your house is on fire and u're worried about the neighbors cat that is stuck in a tree. Save ur house. City's season is off to a perfect start. We're obviously doing something right.




2 points out of 9 . . .U betta beat wolfsburg. . . U won't hear the last of it if u don't . I promise u

Why should we worry 2 pointsout of 9 so the Bleep what.

Lescott is English means what? He has 5 legs? 7 international caps for a player who is 27years old

Money miss road

Time to get 3 points off Portsmouth.

Robinho starts on the bench, and Bellamy starts in his place.

GO CITEH!!!! I don't believe I'm up after only 3 hours of sleep to watch a CITEH game. . .

ADEBAYORRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!! 1-0

YEAH!! We mean bi'ness!!

Adebayor is on fire!! Arsenal, what da fukc were y'all thinking? Man U, u should have kept Tevez. . . .Madrid, Robinho is shit. . .nice job dumpin him for Robben.

Good for Adebayor but nothing for him against Arsenal

Kanu coming on for portsmouth. Portsmouth is playing really well. looking very dangerous. This is a really good game

Krayola2:

Time to get 3 points off Portsmouth.

Robinho starts on the bench, and Bellamy starts in his place.

GO CITEH!!!! [b] I don't believe I'm up after only 3 hours of sleep to watch a CITEH game[/b]. . .

I don tell u say u be craze man. I lie   ? . Anyways sha no be u dey ask me if I no dey sleep?   . Good to know dem release u early from your cleaning job.  

Citeh means bizniz.

Adebayor is proving to be a good buy. Wonder what happens when he goes for nations cup

dayokanu:

Citeh means bizniz.

Adebayor is proving to be a good buy. Wonder what happens when he goes for nations cup

always knew Ade was class. Ade would have been a better choice for barca. Way way way more mobile than Ibra. He also provides more of an aerial threat than Ibra(scores more headed goals,Infact does Ibra ever score headed goal? ) .

Ibra doesnt like the ball to ruffle his hair

I agree with you that Ade is better in the air and more mobile. Pep wanted to get Adebayor last year and we couldn't get him, and we were not going to compete with Manchester City for who has more money to throw away.

There is nothing you can say to show that Inra is shit. . .he was highest goal scorer in Italy last year and won a scudetto. Just let the season play out.


Portsmouth were unlucky not to get a point out of this game. They really repped their colors today. Isn't Kanu like 45 yrs old?

LOL . Don't mind dat guy jare. On second thoughts he doesn't actually. Everytime the ball touches his hair,he puts it back in place. Him and dat his bloody pinocchio's nose. Bet the gayners are regretting getting rid of him. Compare his fee to Ibra's, they got him cheap(£25m to £40m+samu)

Krayola2:

I agree with you that Ade is better in the air and more mobile. Pep wanted to get Adebayor last year and we couldn't get him, and we were not going to compete with Manchester City for who has more money to throw away.

I think u will find u lot paid more for Ibra than citeh paid for Ade. I really don't enjoy bashing Ibra

Ibra is worth more than Adebayor based on their past records. Adebayor is very very promising, but he is not worth more than Ibrahimovic. He may prove to be as the season progresses, but he hasn't done it yet.

You might even say Shevchenko right now should be worth more than Forlan

or Henry should be worth more than Iniesta based on past records

dayokanu:

You might even say Shevchenko right now should be worth more than Forlan

or Henry should be worth more than Iniesta based on past records

Shevchenko was not highest goal scorer last season. . .there is no reason to believe he can still perform like he used to.

Ibra will not leave for the ACN. Ibra's past at Ajax also makes him better suited for barca's game. Ibra is technically better than Adebayor , Ade is just more mobile and better in the air. IMO Ibra is a better finisher.

Henry is at the tail end of his career. . .I doubt any club will be looking to sign him on a 5 year contract. Of course Iniesta should cost more.

[size=16pt]Dunney signs for Villa[/size]

CITY today said farewell to one of the club’s most resolute and enduring defenders in Republic of Ireland star Richard Dunne, who has signed for Aston Villa.

The player’s departure, confirmed this lunchtime after the Football Association checked the paperwork, signals the end of an era and Richard goes to the Midlands with the best wishes and gratitude of everyone at Manchester City.

Dunne, who will be 30-years-old next month was signed by Joe Royle in October 2000 for £3m and has turned out to be one of the best buys ever for the club.Not only did the former skipper clock up 290 league appearances and 55 more outings in the cup but he wrote his name in the Blues’ history books by being voted Fans’ player of the year on four successive occasions.

When he arrived from Goodison, Richard played at right back before shifting into the middle where he formed an impressive partnership with Sylvain Distin. His club form propelled him to centre stage with the Republic of Ireland. He has become an integral part of their set up and now has 53 caps to his name.

Mark Hughes was the fifth different City manager under whom Richard played. It was the third of them Stuart Pearce - after Royle and Kevin Keegan -  who handed him the captain's armband at the start of the 2006/07 season.

Dunne was on the pitch for every minute of every City game that season, both league and cup, and went on to land fans’ player of the season honours for the third successive time. Twelve months later he made history by picking up the coveted award for the fourth time.

Mark Hughes today paid tribute to the powerhouse defender who could face his old teammates at the beginning of October when the Blues visit Villa Park.

“Richard has been outstanding for Manchester City. He is the ultimate professional and has served the club magnificently. Winning the player of the year award for four consecutive years tells you everything about him. We all wish him well for his future career at Aston Villa," he said.

“It would have been difficult for Dunney to stay given his standing at the club and I understand that.  I wasn’t going to stand in his way. I could have tried to stop him going and said I wanted him as a squad player but out of respect for what he has done for City I wasn’t going to do that.

“Not only has Richard performed exceptionally well for this club over the years but he has been a terrific ambassador and is a inspiring person who commands the respect of everyone.  He has conducted himself in a impressive manner throughout my time here and way beyond that.”

Well, well. . . . its Arsenal next; finally we get to see new EPL money-bags tested!

RuuDie:

Well, well. . . . its Arsenal next; finally we get to see new EPL money-bags tested!

There's no stoppin this revolution. Man City is 4 real!!

This is sad news for Kuwait Citeh.
Apache won't be available on saturday and Robinho is carrying a slight knock.



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/mancity/6155812/Manchester-Citys-Carlos-Tevez-to-miss-Arsenal-clash.html

Manchester City forward Carlos Tevez will miss Saturday's Premier League game against Arsenal.

By Telegraph staff and agencies
Published: 1:12PM BST 08 Sep 2009


The 25-year-old picked a knee injury while on international duty with Argentina, but City hope he will ready to face Manchester United the following weekend.

"Our doctor has spoken to the Argentine medical people and the feeling is that he is out for the weekend so he will not play against Arsenal ," Hughes said.


"The hope is that he will be okay for the derby, but we will have to determine that when he comes back.

"He is staying with the national squad because he needs acute treatment at the early stage of the injury, which is what he can get now.

"Flying him back quickly might compromise the injury, so he will be back towards the end of the week so we can assess him and hopefully get him ready for the United game."

Robinho, who faced Tevez in Brazil's 3-1 win over Argentina on Saturday, also has a slight knock.

"It's a different situation with Robi," said Hughes. "It's an old injury that he aggravated last year, just above his ankle.

"We are going to get him back as soon as possible, the hope is that he will be an option for the weekend."

City are fourth in the Premier League having won all three of their fixtures so far this season.

As long as he's available against United I'm fine. Bellamy is a decent player, and I trust Arsenal to implode under pressure.

we go show them pepper

HNIC:

This is sad news for Kuwait Citeh.

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