[Swooperman]

Lyon have come in with 8.5 for Baros apparently....I thought Villa were struggling when Essien finally signed & gave Houllier the spondoolies to bid.
Just confirms where Villa are in the pecking order I reckon....too tight to up the bid from 6.3 (?) to the required 7 milllion.....very similar thing happened with Robbie Keane when he left Wolves, Villa bid 5.5 but Wolves wanted 6, it dragged on but Ellis would'nt raise his bid & coventry came in & paid the 6 & then sold him a year later to Inter for around 12.5 ffs !! Will we never learn ??