Manchester City are moving for Aston Villa midfielder Fabian Delph.

The Mirror says Delph is available for only around £10million under the terms of the deal he signed in January.

Delph had relegation-threatened Villa over a barrel when he shocked many fans by staying on fresh terms barely five months ago.

He was due to be a Bosman this summer, which would have allowed him to quit for nothing. But Villa did not want to see him leave on a free and also did not want to sell in the winter window, when they were fighting the drop.

While low, the buyout clause would still mean Villa doubling their money on the fee they paid Leeds for Delph in August 2009.