Boyd holds talks with Aston Villa

[Baaheeduk]

Boyd holds talks with Aston Villa
By Alasdair Lamont

Rangers striker Kris Boyd has held talks with Premier League club Aston Villa over a possible move.

The 26-year-old is weighing up his options, with a new contract on offer from the Ibrox club and Birmingham City and Middlesbrough also interested.

Any move would likely take effect in the summer, with Rangers yet to receive any bids for Boyd this month.

The Scottish Premier League's all-time leading goalscorer is sidelined until mid-February after a hernia operation.

He was forced to leave the field at New Douglas Park in his team's Scottish Cup tie against Hamilton on 10 January and had surgery in Manchester a few days later.

If Boyd were to sign a pre-contract agreement with Martin O'Neill's side, it would allow Boyd to stay at Ibrox for the remainder of this season as Rangers make a bid for the treble.

Boyd's agent discussed a new deal with chief executive Martin Bain earlier this month.

Rangers manager Walter Smith is keen to retain his services and assistant manager Ally McCoist has said the club "would be crazy" not to try to keep him.

The Ibrox strike partnership of Boyd and Kenny Miller has produced 31 SPL goals so far this season, with Rangers' in-demand star the scorer of 19.

The striker was named Clydesdale Bank Premier League player of the month for December and his goals have helped Rangers move nine points clear at the top of the table.

Last month Boyd broke Henrik Larsson's SPL goals record of 158 when he netted five times in a 7-1 demolition of Dundee United.

Story from BBC SPORT:
BBC Sport - Football - Gers striker Kris Boyd holds talks with Aston Villa

Published: 2010/01/21 14:22:20 GMT

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[Rodbouy]

will he stay ? will he go ? who knows :grab:

 

[Baaheeduk]

will he stay ? will he go ? who knows :grab:

He'll go for definite!

EDIT: And fail :Laugh:

 

[HibbyDave]

Boyd will bomb in England. he won't get a sniff against premiership defenders who will have too much pace, muscle and organisational skill for him. Scoring goals against donkeys up here is about his level, and he has neither the skill nor work-rate to thrive down there, he'll bottle a move and opt to sign a new contract with der hun.

Let the games begin. roud:


:Cheers:

 

[HappyH]

He'll go for definite!

He'll go for MONEY!
HH.

 

[The Bouncer]

He'll go for definite!

EDIT: And fail :Laugh:

Completely agree m8, he will leave in the summer and will get shipped out on loan from Villa in Jan to a Championship team which is about his level, no doubting he is a decent player but he just wouldn't cut it with the big boys.

 

[Tallguy]

will he stay ? will he go ? who knows :grab:

Who cares Chris! do we? NO, coz everybody knows that'll he fail big time as he won't run about for the team,and he won't be able to spend most of the time in the box waiting on others to put the ball at his feet.

Enlgand will show us just how bad he really is as it's the smaller clubs in Scotland that make players like him look good!

 

[NL7]

another version of kenny miller if u ask me.... do villa really need another striker?