Villa Defender As Surprised As Fans

Villa defender (and right-back yesterday against Inter Milan) Gary Cahill has said he thought there would be more new players in by now.

‘I do understand how the Villa fans are feeling because I personally thought there were going to be a lot more arrivals. Nobody knows what is going to happen. The transfer window is going to be open for a few more weeks. Football being football, you never know. There could be four players coming in one week. I don’t know what the manager’s plans are but obviously he is going to be cracking on with whatever he’s doing behind the scenes. I think it’s just a matter of being patient.’

There are rumours of a big announcement tomorrow with Curtis Davis of West Bromwich Albion being one of the possible arrivals or the much linked Hearts keeper Craig Gordon who is reportedly a £7million target.

Another report says Villa have turned down Napoli who enquired about John Carew who was missing yesterday with a groin strain.