O'Neill plans to keep Carew

Speculation surrounding John Carew's future at Aston Villa has been laid to rest by Martin O'Neill. Reports had suggested the Norway international could be on the move this summer after a two-and-a-half-year stay in England.Despite notching 13 goals during the course of the current campaign, Carew suffered a falling out with his manger prior to a Uefa Cup clash with Ajax in October.He then saw O'Neill bring in Emile Heskey from Wigan during the January transfer window.However, the Villa boss has now outlined his plans for next season and Carew features prominently in them.O'Neill said: "We've got Gabby (Agbonlahor), we've got Emile and we've got John. We look, if they stay fit, as if we have a potent threat - not only for the back end of this season, but next season and going forward.Delighted"All three, if they can stay fit for next season, will definitely pose problems in whichever order we play - including all three of them at the same time."Emile did great against West Ham last weekend although he got very tired after missing the previous couple of weeks through injury."John is very, very strong at the moment and with Gabby coming back from injury, these three can only add to their goal tally. I am delighted with our play going forward in general."O'Neill is hoping to be able to call upon Agbonlahor this weekend when Villa head to Bolton, with the flying forward missing the 1-1 draw with West Ham last week with a hamstring injury."Gabby is improving," he said."He did a bit of light stuff in the early part of this week and we will now see how he is over the next couple of days. But he is making progress."

Source: SKY_Sports