Second bid accepted for Young
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Watford's Ashley Young transfer saga continues, with the Hornets now accepting a bid from Aston Villa - their opponents tomorrow.
Watford accepted a bid totalling £9.65million for Young from West Ham last week, but the England Under-21 star refused to leave. It is thought a similar amount of money has been offered by Villa, and Young is due to meet their manager Martin O'Neill later today to discuss personal terms.
Having turned down an alleged £50,000 per week to join the Hammers it's clear that Young is looking for the best club for him to develop as a footballer and not just the best pay packet, so the most optimistic of Hornets fans will still hold out slim hopes that Young will reject Villa as well - but this seems unlikely.
The more realistic fans will just be hoping that Watford boss Aidy Boothroyd puts a clause in the sale to stop Young playing against the Hornets tomorrow, similar to the restrictions Leeds placed on Clarke Carlisle and Matthew Spring last year when they moved to Vicarage Road.
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