Villa wait for confirmation on Dunne deal after hectic day

ASTON VILLA will have to wait until today to confirm the signing of defender Richard Dunne from Manchester City.

Having announced West Ham centre-back James Collins’ £5million move earlier in the day, it was expected the club would follow up with news of Dunne’s £6m transfer.

However, despite submitting the required documents well ahead of the 5pm deadline yesterday, the sheer workload undertaken at Premier League headquarters on one of their busiest days of the year means it is taking time to verify the paperwork. A similar situation arose in the winter transfer window as Andrei Arshavin’s move from Zenit St Petersburg to Arsenal was not confirmed until 24 hours after the deadline.