Villa board set to decide on Alpay’s future

ALPAY’S future in England will be decided by the board of Aston Villa, claims the player’s English-based agent.

Villa’s Turkish defender has come under fire from England players and the media since returning to the country after he goaded David Beckham during the ill-tempered Euro 2004 qualifier in Istanbul on Saturday.

Alpay claims he was provoked by the England captain and will now play no part in Sunday’s derby clash with Birmingham after Villa decided to give him the rest of the week off.