Aston Villa say bye to Bradley

Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish will not be signing USA international midfielder Michael Bradley on a permanent deal, and he will instead return to his old club Borussia Monchengladbach.

The player had a clause in his loan contract with Aston Villa that would have allowed him to move to Villa Park permanently, but have decided not to exercise that option.

According to reports, Bradley is valued by Borussia Monchengladbach at around 1.5m GBP, but Villa have decided not to pursue a permanent deal.