Aston Villa allow Colombian striker Angel to join MLS side

0 Comments | AFP, April, 2007

BIRMINGHAM (AFP) — Juan Pablo Angel was handed a footballing green card for the United States on Tuesday when Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill confirmed that he would let the Colombian striker leave for Major League Soccer (MLS).

Angel is reportedly on the verge of agreeing a two-year contract with MLS outfit New York Red Bulls which would end a six-year stay at Villa.

The 31-year-old striker was the club's record signing when he joined for 9.5 million pounds from Argentina's River Plate in 2001.

But he has not been a first-team regular since O'Neill took over as manager last summer and Villa have since invested heavily in Norwegian striker John Carew and former Watford forward Ashley Young.

"Juan has a year left on his contract here and obviously...