El Ahmadi finished above a team that made the Europa League Final.It's easy just to dismiss them as having played in a crap league, I'd suggest their new-found successes are partly due to playing inferior opposition, and partly because Villa have a habit of ruining players.
Tell them to fuck right off.
Top drawer bedwetting.Alternatively they don't want to shell out 8mil on a player with a history of ACL injury
yep and if they want the deal back on it's £9 million now.
They have a reputation for doing this sort of thing - they could easily come back in to try and nab him on a loan or at a massively reduced fee.