Monday, January 17, 2011

Villa may get Jamacian injection on loan

BIRMINGHAM, England -- Colorado Rapids striker Omar Cummings could join Premier League club Aston Villa on a short loan from Major League Soccer.

The 28-year-old Jamaican has been on a tryout at Villa, and manager Gerard Houllier says he is "getting better and better with every training session."

Houllier says he will "will make a decision about him soon. It will be a loan deal and we would need a work permit."

Cummings' MLS season is scheduled to start March 19 at home against the Portland Timbers.

Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press

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