Aston Villa and Hull City are battling to secure the services of Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley, .
The England international, who has failed to win over critics over the past two seasons, has just twelve months remaining on his current deal.
Manager Louis van Gaal is willing to listen to offers for the midfielder, though he did play the full ninety minutes in the 1-1 draw at Sunderland at the weekend.
In total, the 25 year old has made seventy-nine appearances in all competitions for United, scoring five goals while he has been capped thirteen times for England.
However, he failed to make Roy Hodgson’s squad for the World Cup finals in Brazil in the summer, and missed out on selection for the forthcoming games against Norway and Switzer…
Mark Hughes has quit as manager of Fulham amid speculation he could be targeted by Aston Villa as a replacement for Gerard Houllier.
Despite the rumours, Hughes who guided Fulham to eighth in the English Premier League last season denied he had been approached by another club.
I would like to take this opportunity to clarify that neither myself nor my representative have approached or have been approached by another club, Hughes said.
This decision to leave Fulham has not been influenced by any outside party.
Welshman Hughes will work until the end of June at Craven Cottage before being free to join another club.
Despite a worrying run of results over the Christmas period, Fulham responded well under Hughes to finish four places higher than t…