Aston Villa have revealed that controversial central defender Alpay was given permission by the club not to report for training on Tuesday – but major doubts still linger over the Turkish international’s future at the club.
Alpay has been the victim of a public hate campaign following his spat with David Beckham during the Euro 2004 qualifier in Istanbul.
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