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| Agbonlahor (left), N'Zogbia and Kuzak (top right) could all leave Aston Villa in January |
ASTON VILLA are reportedly ready to slash £11million off their yearly wage bill by selling three under-performing players.
The midlands club will listen to offers for Charles N’Zogbia, Libor Kozak and Gabby Agbonlahor in a cost-saving exercise in January.
That is according to the Daily Telegraph, who claim new manager Remi Garde is keen to make room for new signings.
It is claimed N’Zogbia will likely head to the USA, with Villa prepared to pay off the remainder of his contract to get him out of the club.
N’Zogbia earns around £65,000 at Villa Park, having signed from Wigan in 2011 for £9.5million.
At 29, Frenchman N’Zogbia is realistically seeking one last big contract and it is claimed Major League Soccer will offer him a way out of the Premier League.
Former England striker Agbonlahor, meanwhile, may need to drop down to the Championship if he is to get regular football.
The forward, who reportedly earns roughly the same as N'Zogbia, has scored just 10 goals in the past two-and-a-half seasons at Villa Park.
He is the club's longest-serving player but injury problems this season have restricted his opportunities.
And with Villa sat rock bottom of the Premier League, it is thought few clubs above them would gamble on signing the Birmingham-born striker - although a number of promotion-chasing Championship clubs might.
As for Kozak, the £4m acquisition from Lazio two years ago has made just one appearance all season.
At 26, Villa will hope they can get a good price for the Czech Republic international, who missed the entire 2014/15 campaign through injury.
Villa are five 10 points clear of safety heading into Christmas and face a testing month ahead in the Premier League.
They host West Ham on Boxing Day and then travel to relegation rivals Norwich and Sunderland before a tricky FA Cup tie at League Two side Wycombe.
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