Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has admitted he does not know if Olof Mellberg has signed a pre-contract agreement with Juventus.

The Old Lady stated they were close to agreeing terms with the Sweden international, who is out of contract at the end of the season.

O'Neill suspects Mellberg may have travelled to Italy on Wednesday during his day off in order to finalise the deal.

If and when Mellberg does commit to Juve, the Villa boss is keen to establish whether he will be able to continue to deliver his best for the club.

"I haven't had a chance to speak to him about the statement from Juventus," he told the Birmingham Mail. "He said he'd tell me if and when he signed.

"The players were off yesterday, and if he went over there yesterday then obviously I need to speak to him to assess his frame of mind in terms of whether he feels he can still play for us without being distracted."