Villa
did of course profit handsomely from the sales
of both
Englishmen (Around # 40M in total), and they appear to have bought shrewdly in the form
of former Wigan wide - man Charles N'Zogbia for just # 9.5 M, who could be a useful servant to the usually prolific Darren Bent, as well as acquiring Shay Given from Man City, with the Republic
of Ireland shot - stopper replacing Brad Friedel who departed for Tottenham in the summer.