By Tim Nash
Aug 5, 2005
Milan Baros was yesterday at Bodymoor Heath to complete a £6 million move to Villa.
The 23-year-old striker arrived in the West Midlands for a medical after terms were finally agreed with Liverpool.
The move ends several weeks of speculation and haggling between the clubs before the Merseyside giants finally accepted Villa's bid.
Patrick Berger, meanwhile, was set to be an absentee to undergo a scan on a thigh strain.
Mathieu Berson's Villa career took another nosedive yesterday when he was left behind when the squad left for Holland.
Manager David O'Leary plans to field against the Dutch side the starting line-up who will kick off the season against Bolton in eight days' time .
That leaves Berson almost certainly facing more frustration on the sidelines.
And with the start of the season just eight days away, the 25-year-old would now appear to be surplus to requirements.
O'Leary gave Berson permission to speak to interested clubs when Spanish side Espanyol were heavily linked to him in June.
But nothing came of their interest and Berson insisted he was happy to fight for his place.
Villa are likely to want all of the £1.9m they paid Nantes for a player who has barely been tried in the English top flight.
Berson has started just seven Premier League games - coming on in six others - since his arrival from Nantes almost a year ago to the day.
Ulises de la Cruz, who is suffering from a toe infection, and Gary Cahill, who has a nose injury, are the other absentees from the travelling party, while Mark Delaney is out anyway as he recovers from a knee injury.
Squad: Sorensen Taylor; Hughes, Mellberg, Laursen, Ridgewell, Samuel; Solano, McCann, Djemba-Djemba, Hendrie, Davis, Berger, Barry, Whittingham; Angel, Phillips, Moore.
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