Stiliyan Petrov urges Stewart Downing to stay at Aston Villa – EPL News
Influential Aston Villa http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Stiliyan-Petrov-c34231 has urged the want-away winger Stewart Downing to stay at the Villa Park.
Stewart Downing, who was named Aston Villa Player of the Season last year, has been heavily linked with a move away from the Birmingham-based club.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 and Liverpool both have been reportedly interested in the former Middlesbrough winger. Liverpool, who have already spend more £70 millions on player transfers since January, have officially made two bids of £12 million and £15 million.
However, Aston Villa rejected both offers as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 are likely to come back with an improved offer as the Reds are in desperate need of a wide player and Downing is Dalglish’s number one transfer target of
this summer.
Aston Villa are also reportedly willing to sell Downing for a transfer fee of £20 million.
Petrov hailed Downing’s impressive last season and has expressed his desire to play with the English international at the Villa Park next season.
“We'd http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Love-c22466 to keep Stewart, he had an exceptional season last season and he's a great talent,” added Petrov.
However, the Bulgarian believes that Aston Villa chairman knows better about the club and the decision of selling Downing rests on him.
“But the chairman is the man who knows what is right and wrong for the club and he will always do what is right.”
Petrov further asserted that Aston Villa need to keep on fighting despite big names leaving the club in recent years. Gareth Barry and James Milner left the Villa Park to join Manchester City, while Ashley Young completed a switch to Manchester United earlier
this summer.
He said, “Ashley Young has moved on, so have http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/James-Milner-c17706 in recent seasons but as a club we will keep fighting.”
Newly appointed Aston Villa manager, Alex McLeish, is already looking for possible replacements of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Charles-c8808 N’Zogbia, and are the favourites to
land the French international.
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