Elph cash sum

ASTON VILLA have told local rivals BIRMINGHAM CITY they want their money back for centreback Tommy Elphick.

Blues chief Harry Redknapp is keen to take the defender to St Andrew’s, but has been told the price is £3million – the amount that Villa paid Bournemouth when they signed him in June last year.

have opened talks with NORWICH CITY over Scottish international Graham Dorrans.

The Canaries are desperate to shed some of their higher earners – and 30-year-old midfielder Dorrans (right) fits the bill. The ex-West Brom star is keen on a move back to his home city of Glasgow.