VILLA INTERESTED IN VAN BOMMEL

Aston Villa are interested in signing Bayern Munich midfielder Mark Van Bommel who will be out of contract in the summer. The Holland international comes out of contract at the Allianz Arena at the end of the season and is currently considering his options.

Plenty of clubs, including Tottenham, Manchester City and AC Milan, are keen on the hard-tackling midfielder and now Gerard Houllier’s Villa are showing considerable interest.

Bayern have been linked to Michael Carrick and John Obi Mikel to add some bite to centre midfield.