Source: Daily_Mail
James Milner's £30m move to Manchester City on hold as Aston Villa won't budge on price
Villa 3 Feyenoord 1 James Milner's relationship with Martin O'Neill came under further scrutiny after the Manchester City target failed to feature in Villa's win over Feyenoord.[LNB]Despite a move to City being no closer, the England star had to watch from the sidelines in Portugal after being left out of O'Neill's squad for the Guadiana Cup clash.[LNB] Villan of the piece: Milner is wants Eastlands switch sorted[LNB]Transfer talks between the two clubs remain deadlocked with Villa valuing the 24-year-old at £30m, while City's only bid to date is £20m. [LNB]O'Neill's decision to omit him leaves further question marks over relations between the pair after Milner was upset by the Villa manager's claim the player had "intimated" he wanted to leave.[LNB] Although the new campaign is less than a fortnight away, he is yet to kick a ball for Villa in pre-season.[LNB] Milner was involved in Villa's pre-match warm-up, however, and he received a subdued reception from the 500 Villa supporters in the Algarve.[LNB] Luke Young, who this week rejected a move to Liverpool, was another notable absentee with the wantaway defender sat alongside Milner in the dugout - at the opposite end to O'Neill, who is yet to spend this summer after being told he must sell to buy.[LNB] Marc Albrighton has been the star of Villa's pre-season and he took just five minutes to give them the lead with a 25-yard rocket.[LNB] Feyenoord levelled nine minutes later, however, when Luc Castaignos lashed in from close range amid Villa appeals for offside.[LNB] Stewart Downing spurned a golden chance when he raced through, while Georginio Wijnaldum hit the woodwork just before the break for the Dutch giants.[LNB] The excellent Albrighton crossed for Emile Heskey to head home after 73 minutes before fellow substitute Steve Sidwell made sure with a screamer six minutes later. [LNB]Villa face Benfica in the final game of the three-game tournament tonight with the winner taking the trophy. [LNB] Spurs set to offer Keane, Bentley and Jenas for Aston Villa winger YoungSign up to our FREE Fantasy Football game - with £40,000 in prize money up for grabsSchwarzer: I want to join Arsenal! So Hughes is ready to go for GreenASTON VILLA FC
