Aston Villa have announced that they have offered Ron Vlaar a new contract to stay at the club. Bent and Stevens were among the first team players who were released yesterday with Herd given a second chance to impress Sherwood in pre-season. However Vlaar has stated:
“I want to maximise my career and I think I can go a step higher.
“I will look at it and go quietly.”
He appears to highlight the fact that he believes that he can play for a better club than Aston Villa and is keeping his options open prior to signing a new contract at Aston Villa. Vlaar joined Villa in 2012 and since then has consistently featured in Aston Villa’s defence. It appears as though Sherwood is monitoring the situation with Pogba’s brother Florentin Pogba who plays as a centre-back for Saint-Étienne.
However losing Vlaar would be a blow with Cleverly deciding to jump ship to Everton and Benteke’s future still hanging in the balance.
It appears as though Villa’s defence will have a shake up, with Senderos and reportedly Baker not being wanted by Sherwood as the club prepares for a load of sales. I’d personally like to see Vlaar stay for another season or two, simply because he adds stability to the back-four despite what other fans may think, I genuinely believe that Vlaar makes our defence stronger.
Where that news from Pat57? Hope its genuine it would be bloody good if true, start with him and work backwards to goalkeeper, I’d be happy mate.
Fox was talking on sky sports news. He said Benteke has 2 years left on his contract and I am pretty certain he will be with us next season. Strong words.
Well 1st we have to replace Fox and Sherwood……
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/tim-sherwood-future-not-secure-amid-150m-aston-villa-takeover-plans-1505413
Interesting dosnt sound hopeful
Not too worried as any new buyer would be daft to replace the CEO and manager just before a new season. I’d expect them to give both Fox and Sherwood a season at least.
Based on a new owner possibly having their own ideas of who they want. Fox knows he and Sherwood aren’t safe but come on… It’s very, very likely Fox will be there, and Sherwood most likely.
That article is just hot air and speculation. Shouldn’t read owt into it…I liked the Tom Fox interview earlier. Seems to have Villa’s interests at heart. A new owner would be mental to ditch Fox. The worry is, there are quite a few mentalist owners out there!
Sky Sports News claims Vlaar’s been released. Doesn’t mean we won’t retry signing him, just that… He’s been released so far.
What’s the point of releasing him to then ‘re-sign him never ever heard that before maybe I’m reading your post wrong or need a drink????hmmmm
Wasn’t that what we did with Guzan a couple of years ago?
Vlaar is waiting to see if anything better happens if not he knows he’s got us idiots waiting to resign him!! The club is a joke
Guzan was released by McCleish then resigned by Lambert.
Because if we resign him we can do so on our own terms. I wouldn’t want that useless twat if he was free tbh totally useless