Angry Martin O'Neill warns Liverpool: It's now or never on Gareth Barry
Furious Martin O'Neill has told Liverpool to get on with their move for Gareth Barry or they will be barred from signing him.
Villa are waiting to hear from Liverpool after rejecting a fourth bid of £15million plus Steve Finnan in exchange for the England midfielder.
And with the Premier League season just three weeks away, O'Neill's frustration at Rafa Benitez's long-term pursuit of Barry has boiled over.
The Villa boss is now threatening to set a deadline to block the move before it wrecks his own plans for the new campaign.
"We don't know where we stand," moaned O'Neill, who played Barry in a friendly at Walsall on Tuesday. We have our own plans to make and we shouldn't be at the behest of Liverpool Football Club.
"They have not officially come back to us in writing..
MON knew Barry wont be the player he once knew if mighty reds dont buy him...
no choice but to play him this coming season...
haiz....if only you (MON) accepted our bids earlier...all will ends well not SWELL !!!