Villa confident of Carson loan deal

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Carson is set to make the move to the midlands for the next 10 months in a move which will cost Villa around £2 million.

Villa manager Martin O'Neill moved swiftly to recruit the England squad player after he lost out to Sunderland in the race for the signature of Hearts' stopper Craig Gordon.

Although Manchester City are also in the frame, Villa have emerged as the clear favourites to sign the former Leeds player according to sources close to the midlands club.

Carson's burning desire is to eventually follow his former Elland Road team-mate Paul Robinson into the England side. But he is aware of the need to continue to play regular Premier League football to achieve that goal.

He spent last season on loan at Charlton but, despite performing capably, failed to prevent them from being relegated from the top flight. Now he is to move to Villa where the expectation levels for the forthcoming campaign will be considerably higher than at The Valley.

Villa have no need to rush the deal through as Carson cannot play in Saturday's home clash with Rafael Benitez's side and Wednesday's game at Blackburn has been postponed because of their UEFA Cup commitments.

If all goes to plan, he is likely to make his debut the following weekend against Newcastle at St James' Park.

Carson's move will inevitably place a question mark over the future of last season's number one Thomas Sorensen once he has recovered from a hamstring injury. He has only 10 months left of his current deal and there has been no sign of a new contract offer.