Villa aim to sign Makoun and Adam

Published : 12 Jan 2011 19:02:37

Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier has revealed he is working on a deal to sign midfielder Jean Makoun from his former club Lyon in a £6m deal.Houllier will fly to France to speak to Lyon about the prospects of capturing the 27-year-old Cameroon player. "He can play as a holding player or as a box-to-box midfielder," Houllier said. "We are working on [the deal]." Houllier also remains interested in signing Blackpool captain Charlie Adam after making an improved £3.5m bid. Villa's first of.... read more