Villa poised to seal £6m Dunne deal

ASTON VILLA look set to add Ireland international and Manchester City skipper Richard Dunne to their squad after they yesterday reached an agreement with City over a fee for the 29-year-old.

Dunne has spent the last nine years at City, clocking up close to 300 appearances, but the arrival of Kolo Toure and Joleon Lescott means his days look numbered as a first-choice player.

The midlands club will reportedly pay £6 million (€6.8 million) to the Eastlands outfit and Dunne looks set to compliment the club’s only other two centre-backs, Carlos Cuellar and Curtis Davies, the latter dogged by a shoulder problem.