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Reo-Coker set to join Aston Villa
Reo-Coker is Villa first major signing of the summer
Aston Villa are set to complete the signing of West Ham midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker for about £8m.
The two clubs are believed to have finally agreed on a fee for the 23-year-old and he is expected to seal a four-year contract at Villa Park.
He will clinch the move after a medical but he will go on holiday instead of starting training because he played for England Under-21s this summer.
Reo-Coker will be manager Martin O'Neill's first signing of the summer.
Villa had tested the Hammers with a £7m bid for the England Under-21 captain but the London club were said to be holding out for a fee nearer the £10m mark.
Reo-Coker handed in a transfer request to West Ham at the end of last season.
The midfielder, who played at the 2007 European Under-21 Championship, cost West Ham £500,000 when he moved from Wimbledon in 2004.
Last season, some supporters and critics blamed Reo-Coker for the Hammers' slump.
The club were in the bottom three for much of the campaign and then narrowly avoid relegation.
Reo-Coker's addition will come at a welcome time for O'Neill, who is currently light in midfield, with Gavin McCann having moved to Bolton and Steven Davis set to join Fulham.
Sack Rafa, O'Neil for manager.
Reo-Coker set to join Aston Villa
Reo-Coker is Villa first major signing of the summer
Aston Villa are set to complete the signing of West Ham midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker for about £8m.
The two clubs are believed to have finally agreed on a fee for the 23-year-old and he is expected to seal a four-year contract at Villa Park.
He will clinch the move after a medical but he will go on holiday instead of starting training because he played for England Under-21s this summer.
Reo-Coker will be manager Martin O'Neill's first signing of the summer.
Villa had tested the Hammers with a £7m bid for the England Under-21 captain but the London club were said to be holding out for a fee nearer the £10m mark.
Reo-Coker handed in a transfer request to West Ham at the end of last season.
The midfielder, who played at the 2007 European Under-21 Championship, cost West Ham £500,000 when he moved from Wimbledon in 2004.
Last season, some supporters and critics blamed Reo-Coker for the Hammers' slump.
The club were in the bottom three for much of the campaign and then narrowly avoid relegation.
Reo-Coker's addition will come at a welcome time for O'Neill, who is currently light in midfield, with Gavin McCann having moved to Bolton and Steven Davis set to join Fulham.
Sack Rafa, O'Neil for manager.
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