Aston Villa to offer Gabriel Agbonlahor four-year dealStriker poised to commit to club, who will also look to tie down Fabian Delph and captain Ron VlaarBy John Percy10:30PM GMT 26 Mar 2014Gabriel Agbonlahor will be offered a new four-year deal this summer and the chance to remain at Aston Villa for the rest of his career.Villa will discuss a contract extension with Agbonlahor at the end of the season that will ensure the club’s record Premier League scorer will be signed up into his 30s.Agbonlahor, 27, joined the club as a youngster before making his debut in 2006 and is ready to commit his future to Paul Lambert’s team. The longest serving player on Villa’s books has one year left on his deal but is poised to begin negotiations with the hierarchy when the season finishes.Fabian Delph and captain Ron Vlaar are also poised to sign new contracts as Villa move to tie down the majority of their squad for the long-term.Lambert is still in discussions over his own future and is expected to sign an extension before the end of the season as Villa seek stability. Villa were thrashed 4-1 at home by Stoke City and face Manchester United this weekend but are on course to avoid being sucked into a relegation battle.“We are a young team and we are miles from where we want to be,” Lambert said. “But we are slowly but surely getting there and if they keep growing and being confident their careers will keep going. They’re a young group and you try to keep them positive, even when there is a drop.”
Overall I like Gabby, and on his day he makes us a totally different side and must be a nightmare to play against. Sadly, just lately those days don't happen very often. He really hasn't delivered anywhere near enough the last 3 or 4 seasons imo. For approx £50K a week we should be getting more from him.