Young ‘committed’ to Villa

Young: Feels his performance against West Ham showed his commitment to Aston Villa

Ashley Young believes his performance against West Ham United proved he is ‘fully committed’ to Aston Villa after again stating talks over his future can wait until the summer.

The England winger only has a further season to run on his existing contract and he has been linked with moves to several Premier League rivals.

Liverpool and Manchester United are reportedly leading the chase for the 25-year-old, who has been one of the most consistent performers in the top flight in recent seasons.

Young is happy to brush off the ongoing speculation about his situation and will wait until the end of the season before making a decision on his future.

“I’ve always said that I’m going to speak to the manager (Gerard Houllier) and the chairman (Randy Lerner) in the summer,” said Young after helping Villa secure a 2-1 win at West Ham at the weekend.

Committed

“I’m fully committed to the club and you can see that by the performance I put in against West Ham on Saturday.”
Ashley Young Quotes of the week

“I’m fully committed to the club and you can see that by the performance I put in against West Ham on Saturday.

“I’m just concentrating 100% on my football and we will speak at the end of the season.”

Villa have moved into the top half of the Premier League after seven points from the last three games have lifted them away from the relegation zone.

But Young said: “I think it’s more people outside the club who have been concentrating on what’s happening at the bottom half of the table than us.

“We decided after the disappointing home result against Wolves a few weeks back to start looking up.

“We had a good point at Everton and now have had back-to-back wins against Newcastle and West Ham.”