Soccer: Villa reject Rangers bid for Ginola

Aston Villa have rejected a move from Rangers to sign David Ginola on loan until the end of the season.

Rangers manager Dick Advocaat was looking to Ginola to solve an injury crisis which has left him without four left-sided players.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Arthur Numan, Jorg Albertz and Neil McCann are all on the casualty list at Ibrox.

But Villa manager John Gregory turned down an attempt by Advocaat to take Ginola for the next three months.

Gregory still believes Ginola has a part to play during the current campaign with Villa - even though he is struggling at the moment to force his way back into the starting line-up.

The 33-year-old has had only a bit-part in Gregory's plans since he hauled him off at half time during the game with Liverpool in late January and then questioned his commitment.