Norwich City midfielder Wes Hoolahan has made it clear he wants to move to Aston Villa.
Hoolahan is contracted to Carrow Road until 2015 but the Dubliner insisted there had been no contact with the Midlands club.
"I haven't spoken to anybody at Aston Villa, but of course a move to play for Paul Lambert again would appeal to me," Hoolahan is quoted as saying. "I played some of the best football of my career under him and it was Paul who converted me from a winger to playing in the hole behind the striker.
"It's a shame it has got to this. I tried to do things sensibly and quietly because I've not been involved whatsoever. But I was told the club do not want to sell me. I don't really know what will happen next, hopefully there will be more conversations to resolve the matter. There has not been any big row or anything like that. The club know my wishes and that is as far as it has gone."
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