Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill has been promised ‘significant transfer funds’ for this summer by the club’s chief executive, Richard Fitzgerald.
‘We want to be around the top of the Premiership and playing Champions League football and you need world class players to do that,’ said Fitzgerald.
‘We showed in January that we are prepared to make a big commitment to bringing players in and Randy Lerner has freed up a transfer pot for Martin O'Neill.
‘People might have thought we pushed the boat out in signing Ashley Young but I can guarantee significant funds have been made available which is money coming from the owner,’ he added.
O'Neill has already been linked with a host of players including Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy, Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe and Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc.
