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With James Milner on the verge of a big money move to Manchester City, his days at Villa Park seem to be numbered. However, James Milner would be wise to resist the overtures of City’s millions and stick with Aston Villa, given that he is guaranteed a first team place and an integral role in the development of Villa’s future.
Under Martin O’Neill, Milner has become the fulcrum of Aston Villa’s midfield, becoming a dynamic and reliable presence in the middle of the park. His ability to link the play and provide assists has become a trademark of his game. Milner’s contribution of seven goals and twelve assists certainly proves his value to the attacking play of this current Villa side.
Along with his attacking prowess, Milner’s versatility is another great asset to the squad. Milner is naturally a winger by trade but his ability to adapt to different positions has proven invaluable to Martin O’Neill.
Milner has played in a number of different positions for Villa this season from right back to winger to his current position of central midfield. By incorporating different facets from each position that Milner can play to his new central role, Milner is able to bring unparalled nous to a hugely important role.
His displays in Villa’s claret and blue have resulted in Milner being crowned the PFA Young Player of the Year 2010, ahead of Cesc Fàbregas and Wayne Rooney. Unfortunately for Villa, the PFA weren’t the only ones to notice Milner’s potential as Manchester City declared their interest in signing the playmaker as part of Roberto Mancini’s new-look midfield.
With the promise of megabucks for Milner to sign on the dotted line, the temptation for Milner is certainly high. But he would be well-advised to steer clear of the Eastlands revolution as he would find himself near the bottom of the pecking-order at the City of Manchester stadium.
Mancini already boasts a wealth of midfield talent at his disposal with the likes of new signing Yaya Touré, Nigel De Jong, Patrick Vieira, Steven Ireland and Lord Voldemort himself Gareth Barry all vying for a few places in the centre of midfield. If Milner were to join Manchester City, he would be hard pressed to command a regular first team place with the amount of competition for a limited number of spots in the line-up.
Similarly, on the wing, Mancini has the likes of David Silva, Adam Johnson, Shaun Wright-Phillips and Craig Bellamy battling it out for two places in the team.
Given the ferocious competition for places in the Manchester City squad, Milner would be foolish to join. If he did so, he would most probably find himself warming the bench and in so doing, severely damaging his chances of cementing his place as an England regular in the years to come.
Unless Manchester City match Villa’s £30 million valuation, Milner is going nowhere. And that is absolutely fine by me.