{"id":435195,"date":"2011-06-03T07:25:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-03T07:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/03\/aston-villa-not-interested-in-mark-hughes-as-next-manager-report\/"},"modified":"2011-06-03T07:25:00","modified_gmt":"2011-06-03T07:25:00","slug":"aston-villa-not-interested-in-mark-hughes-as-next-manager-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/03\/aston-villa-not-interested-in-mark-hughes-as-next-manager-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Villa not interested in Mark Hughes as next manager &#8211; report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h4>3 Jun 2011 08:25:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"99.9717925387\">\n<div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mark Hughes - Fulham\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/126800\/126894_news.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mark Hughes &#8211; Fulham<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"divAdnetKeyword\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span><em>For all the latest reports and transfer rumours, visit our dedicated section <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2559\/rumours\/archive\/1\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/95\/aston-villa\">Aston Villa<\/a> are reportedly not interested in appointing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/wales\/10041\/mark-hughes\">Mark Hughes<\/a> as their next manager.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to <em>The Guardian<\/em>, Hughes had initially been in line to succeed the recently departed Gerard Houllier at Villa Park, but the series of events which led to Hughes\u2019 exit from Fulham this week has unimpressed Villa, who now see Steve McClaren and Martin Jol as the top contenders for the job.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Fulham chairman Mohammed Al-Fayed had been ready to extend Hughes\u2019 contract, but the deal is believed to have collapsed when the west London club were unable to match the fees demanded by his agent, Kia Joorabchian.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A Fulham spokesperson said: &#8220;The chairman became increasingly annoyed by Mark positioning himself for another club, whilst still negotiating with us, and having agreed terms.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Having parted company with Houllier on Wednesday due to health issues, it had been widely expected that Hughes would be the man to replace the former Liverpool boss at the helm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>However, unimpressed by the acrimonious circumstances behind the former Blackburn and Manchester City boss\u2019s departure, Randy Lerner is now looking elsewhere for a replacement, whilst McClaren, Jol and former Villa boss Martin O\u2019Neill are also in contention for the vacancy at Craven Cottage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Aston Villa\u2019s chief executive Paul Faulkner even made clear to his Fulham counterpart Alistair Mackintosh that the Midlands club did not intend to make a move for Hughes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Despite this, Hughes chose to activate a clause which allowed him to walk away from the club at the end of June, a move which could now potentially leave the Welshman without a club heading into the new season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Carlo Ancelotti and Roberto Martinez continue to be linked with the vacancy at Villa Park, whilst Gianfranco Zola and Chris Hughton also feature on the Fulham managerial shortlist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span id=\"divAdnetKeyword\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><em>Our<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/GoalUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/93900\/93900.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"48\" height=\"11\" \/><\/em><\/a><\/span><em>\u00a0provides the best breaking news online and our\u00a0<\/em><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GoalUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/93800\/93899.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"49\" height=\"10\" \/><\/em><\/a><\/span><em>\u00a0football fan community is unmatched worldwide. Never miss a thing again!<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>See the original post here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/06\/03\/2515628\/aston-villa-not-interested-in-mark-hughes-as-next-manager\" title=\"Aston Villa not interested in Mark Hughes as next manager - report\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aston Villa not interested in Mark Hughes as next manager &#8211; report<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 3 Jun 2011 08:25:00 Mark Hughes &#8211; Fulham Related Links Teams Players For all the latest reports and transfer rumours, visit our dedicated section here . 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