Source: SKY_Sports
Petrov close to new deal
Stiliyan Petrov insists that he is on the verge of signing his new contract after revealing that discussions were in the 'final phase'.
The Aston Villa midfielder is out of contract at the end of next season and the club have been keen to tie the 29-year-old to a new deal for some time now.
Petrov was voted Player of the Year by both his team-mates and the Villa faithful for his performances this term, after a somewhat shaky first two seasons at Villa Park.
The Bulgarian international was signed from Celtic in the summer of 2006 for £6.5million and until this season was on the verge of becoming labelled an expensive flop by his own supporters.
"It's been going well. I think we're in the final phase now," Petrov told the Express and Star.
"Things could happen in the next few weeks. We are nearly there, I can say that."
