O'Neill denies striking Barry deal

Updated 12.40 Sun Jul 13 2008
Keywords: randy lerner, martin o'neill, gareth barry, liverpool, aston villa, premier league, football, sport

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill insists he has not yet agreed to sell Gareth Barry to Liverpool.

Barry has made it clear he would like to move to Anfield and he has been disciplined by Villa for an interview he gave to a newspaper.

"Their original offer hasn't changed" - Martin O'Neill

The transfer appears inevitable but O'Neill denied that a deal has been struck.

He said: "There is not a grain of truth in this story that the club or Randy Lerner agreed any deal with Liverpool.

"We have waited over a week for them to come back to us and respond to our price for Gareth.

"They know what it is but their original offer hasn't changed."

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