Source: Team_Talk
Bent relishing N'Zogbia link-up
Striker Darren Bent believes winger Charles N'Zogbia will be "a fantastic signing" for Aston Villa.[LNB] Villa are confident of completing the signing of N'Zogbia when they return from competing in the Barclays Asia Trophy final against Chelsea in Hong Kong.[LNB]N'Zogbia is flying back from holiday to undergo a medical after Villa and Wigan reached agreement over a compromise £9.5million deal.[LNB]Villa do not anticipate any problems in that department, with the 25-year-old poised to put pen to paper on a five-year contract next week.[LNB]Club record signing Bent will welcome N'Zogbia's arrival after the departures of Ashley Young and Stewart Downing to Manchester United and Liverpool respectively.[LNB]The duo provided much of the ammunition for his goal return - nine goals in 16 games - during the second half of last season after his £18million move from Sunderland.[LNB]Bent said: "It's been a bit crazy and we've lost two fantastic players.[LNB]"If N'Zogbia comes, that will be a fantastic signing for us."[LNB]Villa manager Alex McLeish confirmed: "We're arranging a medical for Charles and, pending that, he should be a Villa player next week."[LNB]N'Zogbia will become Villa's second signing of the summer after keeper Shay Given moved from Manchester City in a £3.5million deal.[LNB]McLeish will take nothing for granted until N'Zogbia has signed on the dotted line, following the 11th-hour collapse of a move to Birmingham last season when he was in charge at St. Andrew's.[LNB]McLeish has indicated N'Zogbia will be his last major signing of the current transfer window.
