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Telegraph

Alan Hutton given chance to revive Aston Villa career by manager Paul Lambert

Scottish full-back Alan Hutton will join Aston Villa on pre-season tour of the United States after the club rejected a bid for him from West Bromwich Albion

By John Percy

6:48PM BST 15 Jul 2014

 Alan Hutton is set to join Aston Villa on their pre-season tour of America after a remarkable about-turn from manager Paul Lambert.

Hutton will fly out with the Villa first-team to Texas on Saturday after Lambert blocked a bid from West Bromwich Albion to sign him.

The Scotland international will be given a chance to stake a claim for a place this season despite not making a first-team appearance since Lambert’s appointment in June 2012.

Hutton has been training with the club’s development squad for most of the past two years and Lambert even admitted last season he had been frozen out due to his high wages.

But with owner Randy Lerner desperate to sell the club, the majority of Villa’s big earners are now back in the fold.



Albion made another attempt to sign Hutton on Tuesday but Lambert has insisted he will be part of his plans in pre-season and under consideration for a place.

Darren Bent, Villa’s £24million record signing, is also expected to join Villa in the United States in another turnaround from Lambert.

Villa are pressing ahead with their bid to sign Swansea midfielder Ki Sung-Yueng and would ideally like to agree a deal before the weekend.

Ki has one year left on his contract at Swansea and Lambert wants to make the South Korea international his fourth signing of the summer.

[TheMalandro]

Telegraph

Alan Hutton given chance to revive Aston Villa career by manager Paul Lambert

Scottish full-back Alan Hutton will join Aston Villa on pre-season tour of the United States after the club rejected a bid for him from West Bromwich Albion

By John Percy

6:48PM BST 15 Jul 2014

 Alan Hutton is set to join Aston Villa on their pre-season tour of America after a remarkable about-turn from manager Paul Lambert.

Hutton will fly out with the Villa first-team to Texas on Saturday after Lambert blocked a bid from West Bromwich Albion to sign him.

The Scotland international will be given a chance to stake a claim for a place this season despite not making a first-team appearance since Lambert’s appointment in June 2012.

Hutton has been training with the club’s development squad for most of the past two years and Lambert even admitted last season he had been frozen out due to his high wages.

But with owner Randy Lerner desperate to sell the club, the majority of Villa’s big earners are now back in the fold.



Albion made another attempt to sign Hutton on Tuesday but Lambert has insisted he will be part of his plans in pre-season and under consideration for a place.

Darren Bent, Villa’s £24million record signing, is also expected to join Villa in the United States in another turnaround from Lambert.

Villa are pressing ahead with their bid to sign Swansea midfielder Ki Sung-Yueng and would ideally like to agree a deal before the weekend.

Ki has one year left on his contract at Swansea and Lambert wants to make the South Korea international his fourth signing of the summer.

Chopping down wingers at a stadium near you

[brian green]

Hands up all those who think Lambert has wasted two years going round in circles.

[silhillvilla]

It's all becoming a bit Eastenders isn't it.

[john2710]

Hands up all those who think Lambert has wasted two years going round in circles.

We don't know if Lambert was working to an instruction from the club or not. It's possible the decision to ostracise the high earners was not Lamberts.

[mr underhill]

buffoonery par excellence, irrespective of its origin

[Ron Manager]

I don't understand Randy Lerner's thinking and I dont understand Paul Lambert's thinking. What I do understand is that the clubs morale is at a very very low point.

[silhillvilla]

Hands up all those who think Lambert has wasted two years going round in circles.

We don't know if Lambert was working to an instruction from the club or not. It's possible the decision to ostracise the high earners was not Lamberts.

Hmmmm. Faulkner ??

[Steve67]

Who cares? If Hutton is the better right back and beefs up a really weak defence then I am all for him getting his place back. We are already weak in that position but I hope Hutton comes back and is just simply more solid than Lowton or Bacuna.

[Rudy65]

Hands up all those who think Lambert has wasted two years going round in circles.

Both hands up

PL looks like a real prat. Doubt he has much respect amongst any of the players

[silhillvilla]

He's better than Lowton and this will allow Bacuna to play ARM pushing on.

[paulcomben]

Hands up all those who think Lambert has wasted two years going round in circles.

Circles suggests some kind of organised plan and pattern . If only.

[brian green]

It is maybe possible that the experiment to stay in the Premiership on the cheap while presenting it as a policy of young and hungry is not Lambert's but Faulkner's or Randy's or Charlie the chip shop proprietor's, but the fact remains that it has happened while Paul Lambert has been our manager.   It is exactly the same as the misdemeanors of K and C.  All sorts was going on it would seem to which Lambert was either too blind or too stupid to do anything about.  The bomb squad debacle did not occur by accident.   If Lambert instigated the bomb squad he is to blame for it.   If he was too weak or too distracted to do anything about the establishment of the bomb squad, he is equally culpable.

[ChicagoLion]

Agree with Mr Green, too many trying to find excuses for the dismal failings of Lambert.

His Managerial track record continues to point to the fact that he is way out of his depth.

At least we have Roy to fall back on.

[SoccerHQ]

Bizarre I have to say. Someone finally stupid enough to pay money for him (and the Albion at that, a potential relegation rival) and we suddenly decide we want to keep him.