Emile Heskey heading to Leicester

30 May 2011 11:52
ShareAston Villa striker Emile Heskey is on the brink of returning to first club Leicester in a ?500,000 deal.[LNB]Heskey, 33, is returning to his roots to spearhead the Foxes' bid to regain their Premier League status after an eight-year gap.[LNB]Manager Sven Goran Eriksson regularly selected Heskey for England during his time in charge of the international team and the striker last represented his country in the final stages of the 2010 World Cup.[LNB] Villan of the piece: Heskey looks set to exit Villa Park to join up with Eriksson under whom he played so often for England[LNB]He was first capped at senior level in 1998 and has since clocked up 62 appearances, scoring seven goals.[LNB]Heskey left Leicester to join Liverpool in 2000 for ?11 million and subsequent moves to Birmingham, Wigan, AstonVilla and back to Leicester takes the total outlay on the player to ?24million.[LNB] International class: Heskey featured for England in South Africa and bagged six goals for Villa this season[LNB] [LNB]  Leicester's ?2m-rated defender Bamba chased by Villa, Everton and Fulham Spurs boss Redknapp set to wrap up signing of Friedel to replace GomesVilla tempting manager Moyes as Everton feel the pinchAll the latest Aston Villa news, features and opinion [LNB]  Explore more:People: Emile Heskey, Sven Goran Eriksson Places: Birmingham, Liverpool, United Kingdom

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