Blackburn Rovers' Warnock at the top of Aston Villa shopping list

Blackburn defender Stephen Warnock has emerged as a £6million target for Aston Villa. Manager Martin O'Neill is determined to strengthen his defence after losing Martin Laursen and Zat Knight and wants the 27-year-old to play with Sylvain Distin, who Villa hope to sign from Portsmouth in a deal worth around £5m. Spurs also want Warnock with manager Harry Redknapp unconvinced by GarethBale, who has attracted enquiries from Ajax, AC Milan and Roma. O'Neill said: 'We are a couple of numbers down but I hope to improve that.' O'Neill also wants another centre half and remains interested in Tottenham's Jermaine Jenas.

Source: Daily_Mail