It's confirmed. Gary Cahill can leave the club if the valuation is met. I'll be very disappointed to see him leave, if he does leave, but if the decision is his then it will ultimately be his mistake.

Martin O'Neill has given permission to Birmingham City to talk to the player and he's had offers from other clubs - none of which have been accepted.

O'Neill told Football365 "A number of teams have not only enquired about Gary, but a number of clubs have put offers in - none of which have been acceptable to us or have been accepted by us. Birmingham City, I can confirm, have made an offer but I have not accepted any of the offers because they do not meet the valuation."

I'm not going to ask why we're reading this on a site other than the club site, but I'm not surprised.

So, now it's a case of a club meeting the valuation and Gary Cahill moving on. I'd have hoped he'd like to stay and fight for a place but if he'd rather play Championship football than be part of something, where his opportunity will eventually come, then that is his choice.

It would also be nice for Martin O'Neill to say that he's not for sale, via the official club site, and tell us that he wants Cahill to stay - but, it's the players these days that control it and I suspect Cahill, or his agent, has instigated it.

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Jimmy Villain said:

Why are we selling Cahill? He's a good young player that we could nurture, why don't we start bloody buying players instead of all this talk of selling. If you are going to sell someone from the current squad please offload Luke Moore, he has been painful to watch this season.

January 22, 2008

Davevilla111 said:

Its a shame although I think championship football is Cahills level and so he will never succeed at the premiership and not at the higher level we are aimimg for. I think he knows that and can see no big clubs want him and will settle for regular football at a lower level.

January 22, 2008

Kieran McGrath said:

i hope he asks to go out on loan, maybe even to blues so then he cant play against us in the derby and for him to then prove he is good enough for villa

January 22, 2008

villafandan said:

cahill's only just turned 22. ollie's off at the end of the season. laursen, this season aside, has a history of injuries. we don't know for certain that davies is staying, although i'd put money on it. zat knight's done well for my money, but the jury's still out. all thing's being equal villa will be playing european football next season... ...and cahill's thinking of leaving?? too bad. he must be a moron.

January 22, 2008

ste23 said:

I dont care how good any player is,if he dont want to play for villa then he aint worth keeping.ps thanks for the goal against the scum now **** off.

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Jimmy Villain said:

baffles me why any VIlla player would want to go play for Small Heath, mind you it does crack me up watching ridgewell play for them, he's still as s**t as I remember and he's their captain

January 23, 2008

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