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Steve Sidwell to sign for Aston Villa

July 10, 2008

With Gareth Barry on the verge of joining Liverpool, Villa look likely to sign Chelsea’s Steve Sidwell as a ready made replacement in a deal worth £5 million to the London club.

That’s a rare profit from Chelsea, who usually lose money on transfers as they’re often forced to pay out such huge sums due to their wealth. Sidwell joined Chelsea on a free from Reading last Summer, but was unable to break into their side.

Sidwell is a former England under-21 international, and began his career at Arsenal before signing for Reading in 2003. He left the Royals rather acrimoniously in 2007 after refusing to sign a new contract and walking out on a free transfer. As predicted by Football pundits however, it turned out to be a bad move by Sidwell as he failed to break into the Chelsea side, and has pretty much sat out the last year of his career in the reserves.

Sidwell was instrumental in propelling Reading into the Premiership when he played for them, and Aston Villa will be hoping he finds his feet quickly this season.

Written by Roy · Filed Under Chelsea, Premiership, Reading 


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