Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish has ruled out selling veteran striker Emile Heskey.
The 33-year-old was linked with a move to his first club, Leicester, during the summer but McLeish is happy to retain the services of the former England player, who is in the final year of his current contract.
McLeish said: "Emile's experience is phenomenal. He has enormous experience.
"He has played for England, he has played for several top managers over the years so he has learnt a lot.
"Discarding his kind of knowledge and his skills would be crazy. I have to tap into a guy like that. I have to use him to the full.
"There is no guarantee that Emile will play every week - but he has certainly impressed me."
