Aston Villa striker Juan Pablo Angel is the latest player to follow the David Beckham gravy train to the USA. The Colombian has signed a £40,000 a week deal with Red Bull New York. The crap-turned-good-turned-crap-again forward has lost his place in the Villa first team since Christmas and was behind John Carew, Luke Moore, Ashley Young and Gabriel Agbonlahor in the pecking order.
Villa boss Martin O’Neill said: “Maybe now Angel feels the upper echelons of the Premiership might be eluding him but there could be a great chance to start a new life in America.” Or, to put it for succinctly, he’s not good enough! [Rob Parker]