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Birmingham City's 2011 Carling Cup Final hero Obafemi Martins has claimed that he has been approached by Aston Villa over a possible transfer.

The 31-year-old claims that he has been received an “interesting offer” to join Aston Villa.

The report in the Sun claims that an approach was made four weeks ago with Villa looking to sign him on loan.

He told SunSport: “An interesting offer from Villa was proposed.

“I was flattered but other things came up. There’s an interest from another Premier League team.”

It remains to be seen whether Villa will continue their attempts to try and sign him as transfer deadline day gets closer.

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