Delaney has not yet played for Villa under his new boss O'Neill, managing only to make the substitute's bench for the Barclays Premiership game with Newcastle last month before the injury curse struck again.

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Barclays, a British bank and the premiership's global sponsor, is determined to lure new customers across Africa.

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Now, with Birmingham ranked 16 in Barclays Premier League and looking like it will qualify for the lucrative Premiership next season, Yeung is once again pumping money into the team and increasing his stake.

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