Bruce Denies Savage Interest

Last updated : 17 May 2004 By Paul Doherty
Newspaper reports over the weekend were suggesting that O'Leary was interested in trying to bring the Wales international to Villa Park during the close season but Langam has vigrously denied this is the case.

"We haven't inspired any of this and that's for a very good reason. He's not a target!" Langham told Villa's official website.

"We find ourselves involved in an apparent 'tug-of-war' when the story has absolutely no truth to it.

"As David O'Leary said last week, he has given the board a list of the men he would like to bring in this summer but Robbie Savage is not on that list.

"This is just a silly season story that has no basis in fact and a lot of people are getting hot under the collar for no reason at all."