Where has Stephen Ireland gone!?

I used the rate Stephen Ireland as one of the brightest talents in the league in the season when he with Manchester City, but since then has become somewhat of a ghost. 

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Why Christian Benteke could be the man to fire Spurs into the Champions League

Aston Villa’s star man Christian Benteke declared his intention to leave the club this week much to the disappointment of Paul Lambert and the fans at Villa.

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Is striker right to spurn Chelsea move?

Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke has this week requested a transfer from the West Midlands club but strangely for a person in his profession his main motivation does not appear to be money.

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Premier League striker set to be handed lifeline

It is always a shame to see a top quality player waste away in the club's reserves through no fault of their own.

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Top 5 Belgians in the 2012-13 Premier League

The Belgian revolution is in full swing. On Friday, as Croatia

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Premier League defender sees future in La Liga

After his loan deal in Mallorca came to an end when the season finished, Alan Hutton is looking to secure a permanent switch to the La Liga from Aston Villa if he's not needed in England.

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Tottenham step up striker pursuit with player + money deal

Tottenham's search for a striker seems to have been kicked up a notch as they look to take Aston Villa's Christian Benteke to the capital. However, the twist in the tale is that to get him there they have offered Jermain Defoe, which is a bit of a head scratcher.

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Premier League striker on top of Liverpool's list this summer

With the consensus that Suarez is on his way out of Liverpool, that leaves a massive gap that needs plugging and with Benteke seeming to be at a crossroads in his career, they may be able to tempt the Belgian to join the red half of Merseyside.

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An alternative selection of some of last summers most productive transfers

There have been plenty of articles throughout the press since the season drew to a close outlining the best  signings of the season, here we look at seven moves that might not have been as eye catching as the likes of Robin Van Persie, Michu and Jan Vertonghen but nonetheless proved to be astute pieces of business.

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Premier League side to take huge hit on striker

 

I feel a bit sorry for Darren Bent, not much has gone right for the (former) England front man in the last few years.

The Mail reports that despite the possibility of their top scorer

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Premier League goalkeeper wants £5m payout to follow departures out of club (video)

Aston Villa fans will look back on the season just gone and consider it a good one. Manager Paul Lambert came into the club with a vision and a long-term plan to make the most of their abundance of quality young players and go about building something special in the Midlands. Although for a lot of the season they looked to be dropping out of the league and into the second division for the first time in their history they survived with time to spare and can now set their sights on continuing their upwards surge.

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Villa in talks with Benteke over new deal

Aston Villa have already opened new contract talks with Christian Benteke in an attempt to keep their star striker at the club. 

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Premier League agent demands club to pay up or player will leave

If you were Christian Beteke's agent, you would be doing everything you can to squeeze the pursestrings at Aston Villa after your client single-handedly kept the club in the Premier League. Well, needless to say that Eris Kismet is doing just that - telling Villa to either pay up or P off.

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Premier League clubs set to battle it out for Czech striker's signature

Watford take on Crystal Palace at Wembley this month with the winner taking their place in the Premier League next season. The pressure is on both London sides to win the big money game, but there is another capital club lurking in the shadows should the Hornets lose out on promotion.

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Arsenal closing in on capture of 'next Jack Wilshere'

Whenver a player is dubbed 'the new so-and-so' it is more often than not that he is a complete flop. Why add to the pressure of proffessional footall by labelling a youngster before he has been given the chance to show what he is actually capable of?

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