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Tom Cleverley has told Aston Villa: Offer me a permanent deal, I’m ready to sign!

The in-form midfielder says he is happy at Villa Park and excited about the club’s future prospects.

With three goals in as many games and a return to the England squad now firmly on the horizon, Cleverley will not be short of suitors when he becomes a free agent next month.

He has no future at Manchester United but despite a number of Premier League clubs showing a renewed interest, the 25-year-old appears to be content with staying in the Midlands.

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Providing Villa can match his financial needs, Cleverley is ready to put pen-to-paper once Premier League survival is confirmed.

“I’m playing my football with a massive smile on my face and enjoying myself here,” he said.

“We’ve got a great group of lads and I’m getting on well with the manager so those are all factors that show I’m happy.

“I’ve really grown to like playing for this club in the last few months and this manager has got to be given credit for getting me where I’ve been in the last few weeks,”

Cleverley has stressed that money isn’t a motivating factor in his decision, however with other clubs likely to offer him a healthy salary he’d be naive not to listen to other offers.

Boss Tim Sherwood knows as much and joked: ‘We’ll offer him £250 and someone else will come in with £50,000.

“I’ll just tell him if he won’t sign he’s not playing in the cup final!”

When asked what it would take to sign a long-term deal at Villa, Cleverley said: “First of all you’ve got to be playing in a position where you fit in, and playing at a club where you like the players and the manager.

“This club ticks all the boxes so we’ll see what happens.

“First of all the club have to offer me something.

“I don’t think any Premier League players are going to be short of a quid or two so I think you’ve just got to be happy first and foremost and I am at this club so let’s just see where we go from there.”

His comments will be well received by the Villa faithful who, despite booing him when he performed badly earlier this term, have really warmed to his energetic display.