Aston Villa have decided not to give a contract to trialist Steve Mandanda.
The goalkeeper handed in a transfer request at Ligue 2 side La Havre at the end of last season and trained with Villa this week in a bid to earn a deal.
However, he will now have to look elsewhere after Martin O'Neill and his coaching staff decided not to keep him on.
Mandanda is understood to have impressed on trial and O'Neill is keen to keep tabs on him.
"We will be monitoring him, but we never got as far as discussing a price," the Villa boss told the club's official website.
"He trained with us for three or four days and he trained well. He did well.
"We will keep an eye on things, but we will certainly not be doing anything in the near future."
Marseille had been linked with the French Under 21 international but pulled out of the race earlier this week.
Source : www.skysports.com
By Lewis Rutledge - Created on 14 Jul 2007
