The latest reports form England suggest that Liverpool and Aston Villa have finally managed to reach a deal over England International Gareth Barry.

According to a Daily Mail ‘Insider Exclusive’, the Villans have accepted a £19million offer from Liverpool for their captain, which also includes them receiving the services of Steve Finnan.  Martin O’Neill’s side will receive £17.5million in cash and a further £1.5million in the form of the Republic of Ireland full-back, therefore.

Barry has been at the heart of a bitter struggle between Aston Villa and Liverpool since the very beginning of the summer, which now appears to have reached the conclusion which seemed almost inevitible since the start of the saga.

Liverpool clearly mean business in their bid to finally get their hands back on the English title, as the deal, should it be confirmed, follows right on the heels of the successful acquisition of Robbie Keane from Tottenham Hotspur.

This is in addition to the already confirmed arrivals of Andrea Dossena (Udinese),  Philipp Deggen (Borussia Dortmund), David Ngog (Paris St Germain), Emmanuel Mendy (Murcia Deportivo), Diego Cavalieri (Palmeiras) and Vincent Lucas Weijl (AZ Alkmaar).

Ref From Derek Wanner, Goal.com

England: Portsmouth, Everton, Tottenham (first round proper); Manchester City (first qualifying round)
Scotland: Motherwell (R1); Queen of the South (Q2)
Northern Ireland: Glentoran, Cliftonville (Q1)
Wales: Bangor City, The New Saints (Q1)
Republic of Ireland: Cork City, St Patrick’s Athletic (Q1)
Spain: Valencia, Sevilla, Real Racing Club Santander (R1)
Italy: AC Milan, Sampdoria, Udinese (R1)
France: Nancy, Saint-Etienne, Paris Saint-Germain (R1)
Germany: Hamburg, Wolfsburg, Borussia Dortmund(R1); Hertha Berlin (Q1)
Portugal: Benfica, Marítimo, Vitória FC (R1)
Romania: Rapid Bucuresti, Dinamo Bucuresti, AFC Unirea Valahorum Urziceni, Politehnica Timisoara (R1)
Holland: Feyenoord, Ajax, Heerenveen, NEC Nijmegen (R1)
Russia: CSKA Moscow (Q2)
Ukraine: Metalist Kharkiv (R1); Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Q2)
Turkey: Kayserispor (R1); Besiktas (Q2)
Greece: AEK Athens, Aris Thessaloniki (Q2)

(full list available at uefa.com/competitions/uefacup)