Villa in for duo

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Skysports.com understands Aston Villa are lining up a double raid on Leicester for Joe Mattock and Richard Stearman.

Villa are hoping to capitalise on Leicester's relegation from the Championship by luring the highly-rated duo away from the Walkers Stadium.

Mattock and Stearman were two of Leicester's shining lights in a disappointing campaign and a number of clubs flocked to the Walkers Stadium to watch the pair throughout the season.

The defensive duo are regarded as two of the most promising players in England and tipped for big futures in the game.

17-year-old Mattock was the subject of a failed bid from West Ham during the January transfer window and he is the second youngster ever player to represent England Under 21s.

Right-back Stearman is also a member of the England Under 21 set-up and he won Leicester's player of the year award this term.

Villa boss Martin O'Neill has been tabs on the pair all season and he sees Stearman as an ideal replacement for Juventus-bound Olof Mellberg.

A number of other Premier Legaue clubs are also monitoring the pair with Tottenham and Sunderland ready to enter the race for the duo.


Leicester know they face a fight to keep hold of the prized duo as a result of their relegation and they could be forced to sell to the highest bidders

 

[ashmeister08]

if they do go i hope we get a fair price and not let them go on the cheap

 

[Boy Genius]

On Bentleys Roof they say Mattock is off to Wigan.....

 

[Rayvon]

I'd take 3 million for them both.

 

[Biffa Bacon]

I'd take 3 million for them both.

Why? We were offered over £3m for Mattock alone in January.

 

[Dour]

The two players I'd least like to see go. Feels inevitable that they will be the first to leave.

 

[PFKAKTF FOX]

The two players I'd least like to see go. Feels inevitable that they will be the first to leave.

Agree, you can gaurentee that they are in the minority of the squad who have genuine feelings for the club, this is the reality of the situation we now find ourselves in that we will lose two very talented and committed home grown younger players.

 

[FIF]

Not if MM backs the club to go straight back up.

Certainly no need to sell them yet. See who else we can sell, there will always be a market for these two later.

 

[newtonfox]

they both said they would leave if we went down ,oh well thanks and bye

 

[Redditch Fox]

. Feels inevitable that they will be the first to leave.

Yes.

Both have decent futures although its taken some people quite a time to realise that Stearman has potential.

Sad to say I think it's in both their interests to move on at this point.

We have a set of defenders who will attract other clubs - not much to worry about in the cases of the rest tho'.

 

[Yorkshire Vixen]

they both said they would leave if we went down ,oh well thanks and bye

if thats the case sod em!! lets get as much money as poss for them

 

[alex]

I personally will be gutted to see these two leave.

 

[newtonfox]

I personally will be gutted to see these two leave.

I would have been too if they had not said they would leave if we went down ,this was not said to me but was said to a TB memebers Daughter who chats to stearmen a lot :icon_wink

 

[newtonfox]

if thats the case sod em!! lets get as much money as poss for them

agreed 3mill for mattock,1.5mill for stearman would be nice :icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:

 

[City Fan]

Why? We were offered over £3m for Mattock alone in January.

What makes you think that? We would have snapped their hands off at £3m - if I remember correctly it was revealed as a 7 figure sum, bet it was just a million.

 

[Biffa Bacon]

What makes you think that? We would have snapped their hands off at £3m - if I remember correctly it was revealed as a 7 figure sum, bet it was just a million.

The person who rejected the offer confirmed it had been made at a meeting with supporters, it's upto you if want to think they were not telling the truth. :icon_wink

 

[highland fox]

Think it is a certainty the pair of them will go myself,stonewaller

 

[LS6_Fox]

I personally will be gutted to see these two leave.

Same here tit-meister, but if we can get a decent price for them they so be it, especially if they have said they want to leave.

 

[Durham Fox]

Bet we end up with a lot less than we have been offered for both in the past.

 

[LS6_Fox]

Bet we end up with a lot less than we have been offered for both in the past.

I would expect that to be the case.