Aston Villa are lurching into contract crisis as the club's sale is delayed.
Gabby Agbonlahor, Ron Vlaar and Fabian Delph are all entering the final year of their contract.
The Birmingham Mail says Karim El Ahmadi, Darren Bent, Alan Hutton, Enda Stevens, Chris Herd, Samir Carruthers, Graham Burke, Daniel Johnson and Jack Grealish also have one year left on their current deals.
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