Spurs lose out to Villa for Milan defender

By Dave Eadevic
May 21 2004

All week there had been rumours that AC Milan defender Martin Laursen was about to make a move to the Premership and all week those rumours were that he was going to Spurs, then suddenly last night the move came and he went to........Villa.

A move that not only caught me on the hop but most of the Italian press with the Corrie Della Serra a lone voice in mentioning it as a possible destination in yesterdays edition.

So what will Villa get for their 3 Million? They get a proved international who will be traveling to Portugal with Denmark, they will get a player that should be well rested after falling out of favour at Milan.

But what they will get is an honest hard working defender. I dont think anyone will ever claim he is the best ever, but he is a good buy. I had the pleasure of watching him most weeks when he played for my beloved Verona (before they pressed the self-destruct button) and I liked him a lot. I think he tends to play better with a leadership figure, but if he plays to his potential a wisely spent 3 Million.