Thursday May 08 2008 08:24
Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has warned
Liverpool that their £10million bid for Gareth Barry has undervalued his skipper.
The England international was the subject of a player-plus-cash approach from the Anfield club last week.
But while O'Neill claims he is not interested in selling his captain, he has warned Liverpool counterpart Rafael Benitez that his original offer is nowhere near good enough to secure the 27-year-old midfielder.
"Is Barry undervalued at £10million? Absolutely, without question," said O'Neill. "He is playing for England.
"Liverpool talked about a £10million bid, which was some cash and some unnamed players.
"That is very presumptuous of them, that the players they might be talking about are the ones you would want - that is why I dismissed the whole thing.
"The whole story seems to have grown arms and legs and seems to be saying 'whatever Liverpool are asking for, they will get' but I don't see that as being the case.
"That is not to say we want to give a certain valuation and then, if Liverpool come up with it, we will do business.
"That is not what we want to do at all."
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