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Villa midfielder next for McLeish
Birmingham City, 10:19, July 21, 2009
Alex McLeish is reportedly hoping to lure midfielder Craig Gardner to St Andrews from local rivals Aston Villa.
The Birmingham City boss is keen on the versatile England under-21 international, who has so far failed to force his way regularly into Villa boss Martin O'Neill's plans and could be ready to offer £4million for him.
Gardner made just 11 appearances for Villa last season and was often deployed in defence as cover rather than in his preferred midfield role.
The move would seem unlikely such is the intense rivalry between Villa in Blues but local reports insists the youngster is keen on a switch to St Andrews in a bid to secure regular first-team football.
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