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Alex McLeish: Stephen Ireland won't go
ALEX McLEISH has insisted that £8million flop Stephen Ireland will not be offloaded in the January sales.
Aston Villa boss McLeish is facing the prospect of a sell-to-buy policy but claims midfield misfit Ireland will be staying.
Ireland, 25, has not played since the win over Norwich earlier this month and McLeish said: “At the end of the day, in terms of wanting him to go, I don’t need anybody to leave this club because we are kind of thin on numbers anyway.”