O'Neill wants new Bouma deal

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has announced his intentions to keep Wilfried Bouma at the club beyond next season and tie the outstanding Dutch defender to a new deal.

"We are at least taking up the one-year option and want to extend that by at least another year," O'Neill told the Birmingham Mail.

"We are in discussions and will be having more talks at the end of the season.

"Wilfred is pretty happy here and with a bit of luck on Sunday he will complete his tally of games and that's a big improvement on where he was before with injuries.

"Whatever contract we come up with, if it works out well he will have deserved it."