Barry for Arsenal

Newspaper and website talk is heating up over the news that Arsenal and not Liverpool could be the destination of Aston Villa captain Gareth Barry. Barry was subject of massive speculation last summer, but Liverpool were not prepared to pay £18 million for the England midfielder.

 Aston Villa will reluctantly let Barry leave after they reached a gentleman's agreement last summer whereby if Villa failed to qualify for the Champions League, they would listen to offers and reduce their asking price.

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