Dunne deal as Villa and City agree fee

27 August 2009 16:06
The 29-year-old Republic of Ireland international's future at Eastlands looked uncertain following the arrival of Joleon Lescott from Everton this week.[LNB]Dunne was in the team that defeated newly-promoted Wolves last weekend but that looks likely to have been his final match for City.[LNB]Club captain Dunne joined City from Everton for £3million in October 2000. It was Stuart Pearce who handed him the captain's armband at the start of the 2006/07 season.[LNB]Dunne was on the pitch for every minute of every game that season, both league and cup, and went on to land fans' player-of-the-season honours for the third successive time.[LNB]Twelve months later, he made history by picking up the coveted award for the fourth time.[LNB]The big defender continued as City captain under Sven-Goran Eriksson and Mark Hughes and is still a vital member of the Republic of Ireland team.[LNB][LNB][LNB] Transfer Specials. Click here to bet.  

Source: Team_Talk