Source: Daily_Mail
Aston Villa voss Alex McLeish weights up move for Thomas Hitzlsperger
[LNB]Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish has admitted he would like to bring Thomas Hitzlsperger back to the club.[LNB]The Germany midfielder played at Villa Park from 2001 to 2005, and is currently a free agent after leaving West Ham following their relegation from the Premier League last season.[LNB] Heading for a return: Hitzlsperger celebrates after scoring a goal for Aston Villa in 2004[LNB]'Thomas' name has been mentioned,' said McLeish of the 29-year-old. 'Themidfield, in terms of experience, maybe we are a little bit lacking.'[LNB]McLeish will first need to cut Villa's ?80million wage bill and will need to sell before he can buy. The trio of Rangers-target Carlos Cuellar, Luke Young and Habib Beye - who all earn ?40,000-a-week - can leave, as they have just 12 months left on their contracts.[LNB]McLeish added: 'But we won't be bringing players in until we trade. We still have a very heavy wage bill and we've got to try and work to adjust that.[LNB]'There's players at the club we respect totally, but they haven't played much first-team football and we have to try to let them seek football somewhere else.'[LNB] CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR FREE FANTASY FOOTBALL GAME Aston Villa join the race to sign French striker Trezeguet on a free transferMcLeish tells Warnock and Ireland to prove their worth at Villa Park[LNB] [LNB]
