Villa prepare Petrov bid

Last updated : 10 August 2006 By Norris Winter

The Bulgarian international has been linked with the club ever since O'Neill replaced David O'Leary and although publicly the Villa boss is making no comment, it is thought he sees Petrov as a key signing. Villa chairman Doug Ellis is set to sanction the go-ahead for the move despite preliminary results showing the club made a loss of £8.2million last year. Revenue dropped from £51.6million to £49million with attendances at Villa Park down 8.7%.