GABRIEL AGBONLAHOR will not be leaving Aston Villa, Remi Garde has confirmed.
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| Remi Garde (right) could welcome back Gabriel Agbonlahor to his Aston Villa side this weekend |
Turkish side Kayserispor were thought to be considering a shock swoop for the forward this month.
Agbonlahor has not played for Villa since the start of December and not started a game since 2 November.
Manager Garde has preferred to start Libor Kozak up front in recent weeks.
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But the Frenchman confirmed Agbonlahor is fit after a back injury to face Manchester City in the FA Cup fourth round this weekend.
"I think so," said the Frenchman, when asked if the forward would still be at the club after Monday's 11pm transfer deadline.
"When I arrived Gabby was injured and was not in the training sessions for a long time.
"The time I spent discovering the team and players he was not here.
"He has trained for the last week and seems to be better.
"If he's in the right mood and okay physically he could give us a lift with goals.
"Every player who's not playing is frustrated apart from 11 playing the game.
"You're a professional player, you want to start."
Villa provisional squad to face City: Guzan, Bunn, Bacuna, Lescott, Richards, Clark, Okore, Richardson, Cissokho, Westwood, Gil, Lyden, Sinclair, Gana, Veretout, Grealish, Ayew, Agbonlahor, Gestede, Kozak.
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