UPDATE: Gareth Barry has signed for Man City in a £12 million deal.Here we go again. The Gareth Barry rumours are back again and this time it's Man City. But could this really be the real deal?
It's a strange one really isn't it. Not too long ago the England man was expressing his desire to play in the Champions League - be it with Villa or not. Although now it would seem the whiff of an extra few quid has proved simply too irresistible to refuse.
Maybe we're reading too much into this and Barry is merely trying to alert the attentions of the likes of Liverpool and Arsenal by having a quick chat over coffee at Eastlands.
Although if this move does materialise I can't really understand it. Let's face it, pound for pound Aston Villa surely have a stronger squad than Man City at present and there's the added bonus of UEFA Cup, I mean Europa League football to boot - something City can't offer even with their literal embarrassment of riches.
We'll see what develops over the course of the next couple of days but it would seem that money is now the main motivator for Gareth 'I want to play at the highest level' Barry rather than the allure of Europe. Watch this space indeed.
