Villa reject another Barry bid

A club statement has been issued by Aston Villa claiming that a renewed bid for captain Gareth Barry has been rejected.

“The report in today’s paper of a £17m offer for Gareth Barry is inaccurate.

“The club have received a renewed offer from Liverpool for the player but that still falls well short of Aston Villa’s evaluation, and has subsequently been rejected.” read the statement on the offish AVFC website.

Barry is valued at £18million by the Midlands club and it is looking increasingly unlikely that another move will be made by Benitez for the England International after this latest rejection.