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O’Leary Transfer Blow?

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Looks like James Milner will be staying with Newcastle next season according to their official site.

Milner, who spent the season on loan at Villa as part of a deal that saw Nobby Solano return to St James Park, has now had contact with new manager Glenn Roeder and it appears the winger has a future with the Magpies.

Roeder told NUFC: ‘I have already met James, and I have told him I am very happy for him to stay here. He told me that he knows nobody can be guaranteed first team football, but all he wanted was a fair opportunity and he is happy at what I told him.’

Adding: ‘He has been away at Aston Villa for a year, and let’s hope that even though he is still only 20 he comes back better for the experience and a lot more mature and assertive.’

That could be a massive blow to David O’Leary who was desperate to buy the former Leeds player and build the team around him. Still, if Villa ever put a bid in, Newcastle’s resolve MIGHT be tested. Bad business though, Villa should have had a buy on clause put in the loan contract.

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