From Captaining the Manchester City side to being looked at as surplus in just a week after the double signings of Kolo Toure and Joleon Lescott, Richard Dunne has made the 6 Million Pound move to Aston Villa as Martin O’Neill has found the perfect replacement for the retirement of center back Martin Laursen.

Via Guardian 

The Villa manager has identified Dunne as a replacement for Martin Laursen, who retired at the end of last season, and is likely to offer the 29-year-old the captaincy at the Midlands club when he discusses personal terms. Dunne has almost three years remaining on his contract at City but the arrival of Joleon Lescott this week, following the signing of Kolo Touré earlier in the summer, means that he faces the prospect of spending much of the season on the substitutes’ bench.

The Villa manager turned his attention to Dunne when it became clear that the central defender was likely to become available and will be hopeful that a deal can be agreed in time for him to make his debut against Fulham on Sunday.

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