Man United, Arsenal and Liverpool transfer targets Vlaar and Delph staying at Aston Villa insists boss Lambert

"Would any amount of money tempt me? No. They’ll not go anywhere in January. It’s my say" snaps Scot as big guns eye Holland defender and England midfielder

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Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert has warned the Premier League’s big guns they face a battle to prise away contract rebels Ron Vlaar and Fabian Delph next month.
Skipper and Holland defender Vlaar is on the radars of Manchester United and Arsenal, while Liverpool, as we revealed yesterday, lead the race for England midfielder Delph, 25.
Neither player has offered the Villans any encouragement they will extend their existing deals, which expire in the summer.
That leaves the club facing up to the prospect of two of their star names walking away for nothing in the summer – unless they cash in during January.
But Lambert, whose side host Louis van Gaal’s United on Saturday, said: “The way January works, if somebody’s worth something you may as well put another 15 zeros on the end of it.
“The price gets inflated. Even if anybody came in, you would never let them go cheap or anything like that. Would any amount of money tempt me? No. They’ll not go anywhere in January. It’s my say.
“Was that my recommendation to the owner Randy Lerner? Absolutely.”
The prospect of either of the key duo agreeing new deals looks increasingly forlorn, yet Lambert insists the uncertainty over their futures is not keeping him awake at night.
He added: “I’m pretty sure those talks will keep on going. It’s not something I’m sitting here thinking about what’s going to happen. They’re the ones with good dialogue, so I don’t have any issues.
“Those lads have been brilliant. They enjoy their football here. They have been really professional about it so there have been no issues at all with anything.”