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Villa eye England star
Aston Villa, 13:14, October 11, 2009 ,
Aston Villa and Sunderland are both believed to be eyeing a January move for Manchester City star Micah Richards.
City are likely to let the full-back go for a fee in the region of £10 million - a figure that is far cry from the kind of numbers bandied around when he first burst onto the scene at Eastlands.
Villa and Sunderland are known to have had a long standing interest in the England international who now feels a change of club is what he needs to get his career back on track.
The 21-year-old has recently lost his place in the City team in the wake of their 4-3 defeat to Manchester United last month with Mark Hughes preferring Pablo Zabaleta.
Richards will get a chance for a recall against Wigan next Sunday because of a hamstring injury to Zabaleta but it may only be a short term reprieve.