Villa offer Barry 4 year deal?

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has hinted that Gareth Barry could be set to be offered a new four year contract at the club; after Liverpool's interest in the England international midfielder seemingly ended. Barry played in the match against OB Odense at the weekend.

"The clear message regarding Gareth is that everyone at Villa Park wants him to stay," O'Neill said. "I will talk to Gareth first of all. Our position has not changed - like I've said before, we will do everything we can [to keep him]. The player belongs to us. Liverpool know the situation. It's not my job to pick up the phone to them.

"It's very obvious we value him more than Liverpool do. He's a top European player. The price we are asking is true and realistic. I think it's really, really cheap actually but that doesn't mean I want him to go. But if he felt he wanted to leave he saw the reaction on Saturday - it was incredibly positive.

"It's obvious that we have some serious work to do with regards to getting players in. But I'm still confident that we will make progress with it in the next few weeks."