Lee Hendrie has urged Aston Villa to secure the long term future of midfielder Gareth Barry and record signing Juan Pablo Angel “if we want to get bigger as a club”.
Hendrie is surprised that Villa have not moved quicker to offer new contracts to 18-goal leading scorer Angel and former England Under-21 captain Barry.
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