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A players-plus-cash offer of around £10million for Barry was made to Villa by the Reds last week but not taken seriously by O'Neill.

O'Neill is determined Villa can be on the same level as Rafael Benitez's outfit in the not too distant future, saying: "Liverpool talked about a £10million bid, which was some cash and some unnamed players. Is Barry undervalued at £10million? Absolutely, without question. This lad is playing for England."

He added: "That is not to say we want to give a certain valuation and then, if Liverpool come up with it, we will do business. That is not what we want to do at all.

"I've spoken to Gareth but we will have further discussions when the season is over. He felt himself he got affected by all the speculation and that it affected his game a bit."

Some of the players linked as make-weights in the move include Scott Carson, currently on-loan at Villa from Anfield, and former Villans striker Peter Crouch.

But O'Neill has suggested the players on offer do not interest him and continued: "That is very presumptuous of them, that the players they might be talking about are the ones you would want - that is why I dismissed the whole thing.

"The whole story seems to have grown arms and legs and seems to be saying 'whatever Liverpool are asking for, they will get' but I don't see that as being the case."

When asked if he thought Barry could play Champions League football at Villa Park, O'Neill admitted it was "a big ask" - as Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan had pointed out in respect of his own club.

O'Neill continued: "If Keegan thinks it is going to be difficult at Newcastle, the third highest club in terms of crowds, then I suppose it might be a realistic viewpoint."