Alex Mcleish says N'Zogbia may be last arrival

MANAGER Alex McLeish admitted it is unlikely he will add any new faces before the start of the season after seeing his Aston Villa side edge out Blackburn Rovers 1-0 to reach the final of the Barclays Asia Trophy.

Villa will face Premier League rivals Chelsea in the final after the Londoners beat local champions Kitchee 4-0 at Hong Kong Stadium. Darren Bent scored the winner for Villa three minutes into the second half at the same venue with a trademark finish as he escaped the Rovers defence to convert Barry Bannan's cross.

With a deal for Charles N'Zogbia almost done, McLeish conceded the Frenchman's arrival will probably be the last before the end of the summer.

"You can never say never but at the moment if we get N'Zogbia, which is looking good, then it's unlikely we will do anything unless there's more trading with the players we already have in the squad," he said.

"We're watching the wages don't spiral out of control. Even bringing in free transfers, everybody thinks they don't cost you anything but they could be 50-60 grand a week in wages and it just escalates. We have a good squad, I have to pay respect to the lads that are already there, they're on big wages and I can't just discard them."