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Premier League – Villa: Barry transfer saga over

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Aston Villa have released a statement declaring that long-term Liverpool target Gareth Barry will be staying at the club.

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Reports emerged earlier on Wednesday suggesting that the two clubs were close to agreeing a deal, but the statement – posted on the Villa website – appears to have brought an end to the summer-long transfer saga.

The statement read: “This evening, Aston Villa can announce that Gareth Barry will be staying with the club following the interest from Liverpool over recent months.

“During discussions in the past few days, a final deadline to conclude this episode was set that all parties were aware of and agreed to. This deadline has now passed and so Gareth will remain with Villa.”

Earlier this week, Liverpool coach Rafael Benitez confirmed that Liverpool were still interested in the player, but admitted that he would need to sell players in order to fund a move for the England midfielder.

Tom Williams / Eurosport

Written by Israel Saria

For the last 20 years I have been working as a football pundit. This experience has provided me with a very useful insight into football and the opportunity to carry out extensive research into the game including its players, the stadiums, the rules and tactics and I have also been grateful to meet a wide range of people connected to football in the UK, Tanzania, Germany .....

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