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Given set for Villa switch

ESPN staff
July 15, 2011
Shay Given saw his first team opportunities limited at Eastlands with the emergence of Joe Hart © Getty Images
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Aston Villa have agreed a fee with Manchester City for goalkeeper Shay Given, according to reports.

The Republic of Ireland international has been eyeing a chance to secure first-team football having fallen behind Joe Hart in the pecking order at Eastlands.

With Brad Friedel now at Tottenham, Villa were in the market for a new keeper and they looked to have secured the services of one of the Premier League's finest shot-stoppers. Given, 35, is now set to undergo a medical before sealing a switch to Villa Park, in a deal worth a reported £3.5 million.

The former Newcastle keeper could become Alex McLeish's first signing, although the club have launched a £10 million bid for Wigan winger Charles N'Zogbia.

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