LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez is set to battle it out with Aston Villa for the signing of Portsmouth defender Sylvain Distin. (Daily Mirror)Aston Villa will return with an improved �3million offer for Sylvain Distin after Portsmouth rejected �2.
LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez is set to battle it out with Aston Villa for the signing of Portsmouth defender Sylvain Distin. (Daily Mirror)
Aston Villa will return with an improved �3million offer for Sylvain Distin after Portsmouth rejected �2.5m. (Daily Mail)
Distin, 31, who has been a target for Liverpool and Sunderland, hopes Villa can conclude a deal by the start of next week.
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