Tom Cleverley reveals how he angered Roy Keane

10/03/2023 Soccer

Roy Keane ‘sent me a mouthful’ when I told him I was planning on signing for Everton instead of Aston Villa in 2014, reveals Tom Cleverley as he admits to ‘nervousness’ when he did eventually join Villa assistant on loan

  • Everton and Aston Villa wanted to sign Tom Cleverley on loan from Man United
  • The midfielder had agreed to joined the Toffees but the move fell through 
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Tom Cleverley has revealed that he incurred the wrath of Roy Keane when he told him that he was going to join Everton instead of Aston Villa.

Cleverley, who retired this year, spent over a decade on the books at Manchester United a was loaned to a number of clubs during that time. 

After a few years of first team action it became clear that a loan move would make sense for the 2014-15 season.

Aston Villa, where Keane was assistant manager, eventually secured his services but only after a deal with Everton fell through. 

Speaking to Ben Foster on his YouTube channel, Cleverley explained all and said: ‘Before the Villa loan, I had been to Roy’s house because we lived very close to each other.

Tom Cleverley has spoken on how he ended up joining Aston Villa on loan in 2014

Cleverley had told Villa assistant manager Roy Keane that he planned to join Everton 

‘He sold me the Villa project, he was assistant to Paul Lambert at the time, I really liked the idea of it.

‘I was also speaking to Roberto Martinez at Everton, who I had worked with [in 2010/11].

‘I probably should have been a bit more transparent and said I was speaking to Everton as well.

‘Anyway, I didn’t commit to Villa but I sort of said ‘oh yeah, I hope we can get things done’.

Foster interjected and said: ‘You were c***-teasing them basically?’

The move to Everton fell through and the midfielder did eventually sign with the Villains 

Cleverley replied: ‘I don’t want to admit to that!

‘Deadline day, I basically out of respect text Roy and said I’m gonna sign for Everton.

‘He has sent me back a mouthful, not happy. Anyway, the deal between United and Everton fell through. I ended up going to Villa on loan.

‘The next day, I trained at Villa. He weren’t there, he was with Ireland duty. So all the nervousness, I had to go through twice!

‘I had to go through those ice-breakers again, but anyways, it was fine.’

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