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Marca's David Villa report is a lie - Guardiola

ESPN staff
December 14, 2011
David Villa is struggling to gain a starting role for Barcelona © PA Photos
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Pep Guardiola has strongly dismissed a report in Marca claiming David Villa has been made available for transfer.

Villa has fallen down the pecking order at the Camp Nou and was named on the bench for the Clasico against Real Madrid at the weekend. Reports in Spain had earlier claimed Villa had fallen out with Lionel Messi.

Madrid-based newspaper Marca then ran a story on its front cover on Wednesday morning claiming that he had now been made available for transfer, with Chelsea, Liverpool and Aston Villa all interested in signing the Spain striker in January.

However, when questioned about the report at a press conference, Guardiola replied: "Marca lies."

Guardiola was reluctant to discuss Villa and his exclusion from the first-team for the Clasico in any depth, but he added: "I try to involve everyone in the team. Most players will remain here this season and the next."

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