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Former Leeds United manager David O’Leary has advised current Spurs, and former Leeds goalkeeper Paul Robinson to move to Aston Villa this summer. Robinson suffered a dreadful lapse in form last season and it saw him lose both the Spurs and England staring places.

O’Leary said,

“I spoke to Paul briefly and gave him my opinion on Villa, just as I did when I first tried to sign him.”

“… I told him it was a massive club with big support. And there’s a real chance for him to do well there.

“I told him he should sign this time if he gets the opportunity especially as the club seems to be in good hands and making progress.

“Paul was desperate to come to Villa five years ago and I’m sure that hasn’t changed.

“When I tried to sign Paul before, he was asked to take a pay cut which he didn’t want to do.

“But he would have been a bargain and at the time I said then he would be Villa’s keeper for many years to come if we could have got him.

“Paul needs confidence right now and I think he will get that sort of confidence working with Martin O’Neill, he’s a manager who can bring the best out in him.”

Last season Martin O’Neill had Liverpool loanee, and another ex-Leeds United keeper, Scott Carson between the sticks. But, as seems commonplace at the moment, Rafa Benitez wants too much money for him, £10 million, and so no permanent deal was done and Robinson is looking better value, even in his current poor form.

Ironically it was Carson who replaced Robinson at Leeds after he fled the sinking, relegated, ship - and now Robinson may return the compliment at Villa.