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Charles N’Zogbia looks to have blown his final chance to resurrect his Aston Villa career after boss Remi Garde admitted: ‘Sometimes it just doesn’t work out’.

The winger was re-introduced to the team when Garde first arrived but already he finds himself cast aside and struggling to make an impact.

Sitting on the sidelines is nothing new for the Frenchman - he’s now failed to impress three successive managers and could move when the transfer window opens next month.

Garde said the £66k-a-week wideman started positively but has since dipped in form which is why’s he out of the picture.

“I think Charles could have given more than he has given to the team,” he said as Villa prepare to go to N'Zogbia's former club Newcastle this weekend.

“Charles’ story with Aston Villa is a long one, with some difficult stuff, and as you know he is ending his contract soon.

“Sometimes it’s not the best way to be fully committed in a football club in the situation we are in.”

N’Zogbia’s five-year deal expires in the summer and if Villa don’t offload him next month he will walk away for nothing at the end of the campaign.

Former managers Paul Lambert and Tim Sherwood both grew frustrated with the 29-year-old and it appears the final straw for Garde came after another no-show in a substitute appearance at Everton.

“Charles is not the worst person I have ever met,” the manager said.

“I am just here to try to pick up the players I feel who are the most committed to this very difficult task we have.

“I am not saying Charles is a bad person. He is a good player because I picked him for the first two or three weeks but sometimes it doesn’t work between players and clubs, players and managers. You never know.”

Until this summer N’Zogbia was Villa’s second-most expensive signing from the past five years.

He is still among the highest-paid players at the club and Villa are keen to offload those who do not represent good value for money.

“If you spend a lot of money on players who aren’t playing it will be very bad news for the team and everyone at the football club,” said Garde.

“I’m blaming nobody. They could have many situations.

“I came in, in the middle of the season.

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“I knew more about the players’ levels than their situations.

“It’s not only about Charles.

“When you are wearing the shirt and defending the club’s colour you need to be peaceful with everyone, the football club, manager, team mates.

“Sometimes it happens where the situation is not like that and there is a possibility, twice in the season, where you can go to the manager and say: ‘I’m not happy, I want to leave.’

“Then you have to listen and see if we can find a good solution for all parties.

“If that’s the case I will listen to all the players, not only Charles.

“If a player is not happy at Villa I will listen.

“Sometimes I will agree and sometimes I will say ‘look, we have to work harder together to find a solution.”