Four-year Villa deal for Reo-Coker

Nigel Reo-Coker will sign a four-year contract when he finally completes his move to Aston Villa from West Ham in an £8million deal.The clubs have agreed on a compromise fee after Villa made an initial £7million offer while the Hammers were looking for £8-9million for a player who cost them £500,000 when he joined from Wimbledon three and a half years ago.

I'll admit to having a soft spot for NR-C ever since the opening weekend of the 2005-2006 season when he was listed as a defender and kick-started my fantasy triumph that year. But now he's the next domino to fall after Parker to WHU and McCann to Bolton.  Good bit of business for WHU as they make a ton of money on NR-C, selling him for even more than they spent on his replacement, Parker, who is probably the superior player. But perhaps a change of scenery and the chance to work with Martin O'Neill will help NR-C who didn't have a stellar sophmore season in the Premiership.