Aston Villa in for Frankie Simek
Filed under: Aston Villa, Frankie Simek, Jozy Altidore, Michael Bradley, Transfer News
According to reports out of England, Aston Villa boss Martin O’Neill is trying to lure American Frankie Simek away from Sheffield Wednesday. He has already had a £2m bid turned down by the Owls, and it looks like Villa will need to double that offer to pry Frankie away from Sheffield Wednesday. With Jozy recently being sold for $10 million, Frankie being valued at $8 million, and reports of Monaco splashing some serious scratch for Michael Bradley, this is shaping up to be a great summer for American players in the transfer market.
Heard Villa may get Steve Finnan from Liverpool as part of the deal for Gareth Barry. If that goes down, so do the chances of Frankie’s move happening.
True that, although I think Frankie is on the radar of a few clubs. Gotta be a good feeling when Martin O’Neill rates you that highly though.