Wigan warns Villa over N'Zogbia price

Wigan warns Villa over N'Zogbia price

Published Jul. 19, 2011 1:00 a.m. ET

Wigan chairman Dave Whelan has warned Aston Villa that Charles N'Zogbia will not leave for less than £10million.

Villa has seen their first bid of £9million for N'Zogbia rejected by Wigan as they line up the Frenchman as a replacement for Stewart Downing.

Whelan is reluctant to lose N'Zogbia, who he rates as the best left-winger in the Premier League, but concedes he will sell for the right offer.

"It's £10m or there is no deal," Whelan told the Daily Mirror. "They offered us £9m and we refused it; firstly because we would like to keep Charles, and secondly because if he is to go, then we have to get the right price for him.

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"Charles has played fantastically well in the last year and, with his pace and penetration, there's no doubt in my mind that he is the finest left-winger in the Premier League.

"We owe him a lot, not least for his goal against West Ham that helped us stay up.

"If the right offer comes in, we would consider it, if it was in his best interests - but it has to be the right offer."

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