The James Milner saga has rumbled on for much of the summer but it finally seems as though he is to leave Aston Villa for Manchester City.

A £26m package is said to have been agreed between the two parties, with Villa getting money plus Stephen Ireland for the England midfielder. [..]

Martin O’Neill has resigned with immediate effect and left the Villa Park hotseat. Behind the scenes unrest between manager and chairman is believed to be the cause, who will step-in as permanent manager of the Midlands giants? [..]