City’s package deal offer to Villa and other red-hot gossip

Manchester City are set to offer Aston Villa £20m plus a choice of one of four players for James Milner. According to reports the pool of players includes England internationals Micah Richards and Shaun Wright-Phillips, under-21 star Nedum Onuoha and Irish midfielder Stephen Ireland. Elsewhere, Barcelona have vowed to cease their interest in Cesc Fabregas - if Arsenal say no to a move to the Nou Camp, but are yet to receive an answer from the Gunners; Tottenham are planning talks with midfielder Luka Modric in an effort to stave off bids from Manchester United and Chelsea; Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure wants to move to Chelsea despite the lure of joining his brother Kolo at Manchester City; and Atletico Madrid have warned Manchester United off a move for striker Sergio Aguero, insisting the Argentina international is not for sale.