Houllier offers from Pires

Now that Jean Makoun arrived at Aston Villa, Robert Pires could it go? The first signing of Gerard Houllier was quickly disillusioned after the first two games missed, particularly statements about the tense atmosphere in the dressing room of the Birmingham club. The former Villarreal player, has recently explained his French manager, but obviously, the pill has not gone to the old DTN.

"Yes, we discussed that and he assured me repeatedly that the remarks were taken out of context. But he still says things that go against the club. That will not change my life or that of Aston Villa, but he is not happy, let him go, "commented Gerard Houllier, who knows that this statement may be bad form to the first recruit he wanted to come to Villa Park.

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