Source: Daily_Mail
Aston Villa warned by Borussia Dortumund: We'll fight to keep goalkeeper Weidenfeller
[LNB]EXCLUSIVEGerard Houllier's transfer plans have been given a jolt after Borussia Dortmund vowed to do everything they could to hang on to keeper Roman Weidenfeller.[LNB]The 30-year old is out of contract at the end of the season and is viewed by Aston Villa boss Houllier as the ideal long-term replacement for Villa Park veteran Brad Friedel.[LNB]Contact is believed to have been made, and Houllier is understood to have received a positive feedback from Weidenfeller about joining Villa on a Bosman free transfer next summer, by which time Friedel will have turned 40 and become a free agent himself.[LNB] Is that the way to Villa Park? Dortmund keeper Roman Weidenfeller[LNB]But Bundesliga pacesetters Dortmund have responded by making it clear they will fight to extend the in-form keeper's stay at the renamed Signal Iduna Park, formerly the Westfalenstadion.[LNB]Weidenfeller has kept eight clean sheets in 16 appearances this season - the most by any keeper in the Bundesliga - and has played an integral part in Dortmund moving well clear of the pack at the top of the table.[LNB]Michael Zorc, who spent his entire playing career at Dortmund as a central midfielder and is now the club's general manager, revealed how their determination to hang on to Weidenfeller had been reinforced by Villa's interest.[LNB]There were suggestions Dortmund had given up hope of talking him into signing a new contract, but Zorc insisted: 'We do not want to lose him and will be speaking to him again about his future.'[LNB]Villa remain confident they will win the battle for the experienced 6ft 2in stopper, though, after an indication he wants to test himself abroad and clear sign that Dortmund may struggle to match the terms Houllier is able to offer.[LNB] Now Houllier can take us into top six! Villa chief Krulak in remarkable U-turnCeltic close in on six-month loan deal to sign Villa midfielder IrelandRANGERS FC
