Source: Daily_Mail
James Milner expected to complete £28m move from Aston Villa to Manchester City
Manchester City and Aston Villa are close to agreeing a £28million deal for England midfielder James Milner.[LNB]The 24-year-old is expected to agree a five year deal at City worth around £80,000 a week. [LNB]Aware of the likely loss of one of their key players, Villa have attempted to soften the blow by preparing a move for attacking Anderlecht midfielder Mbark Boussoufa.[LNB] International star: James Milner's stock has risen dramatically under the guidance of Martin O'Neill at Aston Villa[LNB]The 25-year old, Dutch-born but with 15 caps for Morocco, has been voted Belgium's player of the year for the past two seasons and is also a target for Hamburg and Bayer Leverkusen. [LNB]Villa are firm favourites to sign him for around £8million but that is unlikely to appease Martin O'Neill over the loss of Milner. [LNB]The Villa manager has already expressed concern over the extent of his transfer budget this summer, and having to sacrifice Milner will only heighten the sense of uncertainty over his own future. [LNB] Milner's new highs: Villa star will breathe easy if he makes it into final 23Villa make £8m bid for Boussoufa as O'Neill faces up to losing MilnerTHE MIDLANDER: More twists of fate await seven-minute wonder WarnockASTON VILLA FC
