scott sinclair has confirmed he wants to sign permanently for aston villa at the end of the season . the winger is on loan from manchester city but can be bought for # 2.5 million in the summer . the 26-year-old , who has scored three goals in 10 games for villa , said : ' i feel at home at villa , it 's a great club , i 'm sure at the end of the season we can sit down and i can sign . definitely . ' -lrb- cnn -rrb- too little , too late . that 's the mayor 's response to an artist 's apology and offer to cover the cost of fixing the `` scary lucy '' statue that has put the new york town of celoron in the spotlight this week . the bronze figure of comedian and area native lucille ball has elicited comparisons to a `` walking dead '' zombie and inspired the facebook campaign `` we love lucy ! get rid of this statue . '' the sculpture , a gift to the town from its original owners , has been on display since 2009 . artist dave poulin has `` had plenty of opportunity to step forward , and our last conversation he wanted $ 8,000 to $ 10,000 , '' celoron mayor scott schrecengost said . `` and then he stated that if we did n't have the funds and we did n't like the statue , we should take it down and put it in storage . '' after the story of the statue caught fire online this weekend , poulin publicly apologized monday for his `` most unsettling sculpture '' in a letter to the hollywood reporter . `` i take full responsibility for ` scary lucy , ' though by no means was that my intent or did i wish to disparage in any way the memories of the iconic lucy image , '' poulin wrote in the letter -lrb- pdf -rrb- . `` from the day of its installation , i have shared my disappointment in the final outcome and have always believed it to be by far my most unsettling sculpture , not befitting of lucy 's beauty or my ability as a sculptor . '' poulin said he has been talking to celoron officials for several years about removing and redoing the sculpture . it seems that cost has been the chief barrier . `` it puzzles me when an art work is donated to a community , they accept it , and then get angry and insist you redo the art work at your own expense . '' poulin wrote in the letter . but the recent media attention to the sculpture seems to have changed his mind . `` i am willing to put my time and money into redoing the lucy sculpture and feel confident after ten years i can do a much better job , '' poulin wrote . no thanks , schrecengost said . he said the town is looking for a new sculptor to fix the statue . `` it would be reworked from the shoulders up -- the entire head , neck and shoulders , not just the face , '' schrecengost said in a news release tuesday . winger scott sinclair is currently on loan at aston villa from manchester city and has been in fine form . sinclair has scored three goals in 10 games for villa and wants to make his loan move permanent soon . sinclair scores villa 's second goal during the fa cup fifth-round win over leicester city in february . villa midfielder joe cole is backing the club to defy the odds and beat arsenal in the fa cup final in may . meanwhile , joe cole believes villa can beat arsenal in the fa cup final on may 30 if they repeat their performance from the semi-final against liverpool . the town has set up a post office box for donations , which can also be made through kickstarter . but the controversy may not be over . it seems that nearby jamestown , new york , also has ties to lucille ball 's early years and might be interested in its own tribute to the comedic legend . schrecengost 's tuesday statement referred to an anonymous facebook campaign that he claims is aimed at raising jamestown 's lucille ball profile at the expense of the celoron statue . `` the best place for a life size statue of lucy is right where it is now -- in lucille ball memorial park in her hometown , in the village of celoron , ny , '' he said . cnn 's emanuella grinberg contributed to this story . ` it 's a tough game . they 've been brilliant , a top side , ' he said . ` arsene wenger 's really turned it round for them . they 'll want to put another bit of silverware on the table , but if we play like we did against liverpool and tottenham , we 'll be alright . ' villa are enjoying a new lease of life under manager tim sherwood and are currently on course to avoid relegation . sherwood , who took over at the club in february after paul lambert was sacked , has steered villa to 15th in the league table and their first cup final for five years . tim sherwood has worked wonders at villa since taking over from the sacked paul lambert in february .
scott sinclair is currently on loan at aston villa from manchester city . the 26-year-old winger has impressed for the club since his january move . villa could make the switch permanent in the summer for a # 2.5 million fee . meanwhile , joe cole has backed villa to beat arsenal and win the fa cup .
scott sinclair has confirmed he wants to sign permanently for aston villa at the end of the season . the winger is on loan from manchester city but can be bought for # 2.5 million in the summer . the 26-year-old , who has scored three goals in 10 games for villa , said : ' i feel at home at villa , it 's a great club , i 'm sure at the end of the season we can sit down and i can sign . definitely . ' -lrb- cnn -rrb- too little , too late . that 's the mayor 's response to an artist 's apology and offer to cover the cost of fixing the `` scary lucy '' statue that has put the new york town of celoron in the spotlight this week . the bronze figure of comedian and area native lucille ball has elicited comparisons to a `` walking dead '' zombie and inspired the facebook campaign `` we love lucy ! get rid of this statue . '' the sculpture , a gift to the town from its original owners , has been on display since 2009 . artist dave poulin has `` had plenty of opportunity to step forward , and our last conversation he wanted $ 8,000 to $ 10,000 , '' celoron mayor scott schrecengost said . `` and then he stated that if we did n't have the funds and we did n't like the statue , we should take it down and put it in storage . '' after the story of the statue caught fire online this weekend , poulin publicly apologized monday for his `` most unsettling sculpture '' in a letter to the hollywood reporter . `` i take full responsibility for ` scary lucy , ' though by no means was that my intent or did i wish to disparage in any way the memories of the iconic lucy image , '' poulin wrote in the letter -lrb- pdf -rrb- . `` from the day of its installation , i have shared my disappointment in the final outcome and have always believed it to be by far my most unsettling sculpture , not befitting of lucy 's beauty or my ability as a sculptor . '' poulin said he has been talking to celoron officials for several years about removing and redoing the sculpture . it seems that cost has been the chief barrier . `` it puzzles me when an art work is donated to a community , they accept it , and then get angry and insist you redo the art work at your own expense . '' poulin wrote in the letter . but the recent media attention to the sculpture seems to have changed his mind . `` i am willing to put my time and money into redoing the lucy sculpture and feel confident after ten years i can do a much better job , '' poulin wrote . no thanks , schrecengost said . he said the town is looking for a new sculptor to fix the statue . `` it would be reworked from the shoulders up -- the entire head , neck and shoulders , not just the face , '' schrecengost said in a news release tuesday . winger scott sinclair is currently on loan at aston villa from manchester city and has been in fine form . sinclair has scored three goals in 10 games for villa and wants to make his loan move permanent soon . sinclair scores villa 's second goal during the fa cup fifth-round win over leicester city in february . villa midfielder joe cole is backing the club to defy the odds and beat arsenal in the fa cup final in may . meanwhile , joe cole believes villa can beat arsenal in the fa cup final on may 30 if they repeat their performance from the semi-final against liverpool . the town has set up a post office box for donations , which can also be made through kickstarter . but the controversy may not be over . it seems that nearby jamestown , new york , also has ties to lucille ball 's early years and might be interested in its own tribute to the comedic legend . schrecengost 's tuesday statement referred to an anonymous facebook campaign that he claims is aimed at raising jamestown 's lucille ball profile at the expense of the celoron statue . `` the best place for a life size statue of lucy is right where it is now -- in lucille ball memorial park in her hometown , in the village of celoron , ny , '' he said . cnn 's emanuella grinberg contributed to this story . ` it 's a tough game . they 've been brilliant , a top side , ' he said . ` arsene wenger 's really turned it round for them . they 'll want to put another bit of silverware on the table , but if we play like we did against liverpool and tottenham , we 'll be alright . ' villa are enjoying a new lease of life under manager tim sherwood and are currently on course to avoid relegation . sherwood , who took over at the club in february after paul lambert was sacked , has steered villa to 15th in the league table and their first cup final for five years . tim sherwood has worked wonders at villa since taking over from the sacked paul lambert in february .
scott sinclair has confirmed he wants to sign permanently for aston villa at the end of the season . the winger is on loan from manchester city but can be bought for # 2.5 million in the summer . the 26-year-old , who has scored three goals in 10 games for villa , said : ' i feel at home at villa , it 's a great club , i 'm sure at the end of the season we can sit down and i can sign . definitely . ' -lrb- cnn -rrb- too little , too late . that 's the mayor 's response to an artist 's apology and offer to cover the cost of fixing the `` scary lucy '' statue that has put the new york town of celoron in the spotlight this week . the bronze figure of comedian and area native lucille ball has elicited comparisons to a `` walking dead '' zombie and inspired the facebook campaign `` we love lucy ! get rid of this statue . '' the sculpture , a gift to the town from its original owners , has been on display since 2009 . artist dave poulin has `` had plenty of opportunity to step forward , and our last conversation he wanted $ 8,000 to $ 10,000 , '' celoron mayor scott schrecengost said . `` and then he stated that if we did n't have the funds and we did n't like the statue , we should take it down and put it in storage . '' after the story of the statue caught fire online this weekend , poulin publicly apologized monday for his `` most unsettling sculpture '' in a letter to the hollywood reporter . `` i take full responsibility for ` scary lucy , ' though by no means was that my intent or did i wish to disparage in any way the memories of the iconic lucy image , '' poulin wrote in the letter -lrb- pdf -rrb- . `` from the day of its installation , i have shared my disappointment in the final outcome and have always believed it to be by far my most unsettling sculpture , not befitting of lucy 's beauty or my ability as a sculptor . '' poulin said he has been talking to celoron officials for several years about removing and redoing the sculpture . it seems that cost has been the chief barrier . `` it puzzles me when an art work is donated to a community , they accept it , and then get angry and insist you redo the art work at your own expense . '' poulin wrote in the letter . but the recent media attention to the sculpture seems to have changed his mind . `` i am willing to put my time and money into redoing the lucy sculpture and feel confident after ten years i can do a much better job , '' poulin wrote . no thanks , schrecengost said . he said the town is looking for a new sculptor to fix the statue . `` it would be reworked from the shoulders up -- the entire head , neck and shoulders , not just the face , '' schrecengost said in a news release tuesday . winger scott sinclair is currently on loan at aston villa from manchester city and has been in fine form . sinclair has scored three goals in 10 games for villa and wants to make his loan move permanent soon . sinclair scores villa 's second goal during the fa cup fifth-round win over leicester city in february . villa midfielder joe cole is backing the club to defy the odds and beat arsenal in the fa cup final in may . meanwhile , joe cole believes villa can beat arsenal in the fa cup final on may 30 if they repeat their performance from the semi-final against liverpool . the town has set up a post office box for donations , which can also be made through kickstarter . but the controversy may not be over . it seems that nearby jamestown , new york , also has ties to lucille ball 's early years and might be interested in its own tribute to the comedic legend . schrecengost 's tuesday statement referred to an anonymous facebook campaign that he claims is aimed at raising jamestown 's lucille ball profile at the expense of the celoron statue . `` the best place for a life size statue of lucy is right where it is now -- in lucille ball memorial park in her hometown , in the village of celoron , ny , '' he said . cnn 's emanuella grinberg contributed to this story . ` it 's a tough game . they 've been brilliant , a top side , ' he said . ` arsene wenger 's really turned it round for them . they 'll want to put another bit of silverware on the table , but if we play like we did against liverpool and tottenham , we 'll be alright . ' villa are enjoying a new lease of life under manager tim sherwood and are currently on course to avoid relegation . sherwood , who took over at the club in february after paul lambert was sacked , has steered villa to 15th in the league table and their first cup final for five years . tim sherwood has worked wonders at villa since taking over from the sacked paul lambert in february .
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scott sinclair has confirmed he wants to sign permanently for aston villa at the end of the season . the winger is on loan from manchester city but can be bought for # 2.5 million in the summer . the 26-year-old , who has scored three goals in 10 games for villa , said : ' i feel at home at villa , it 's a great club , i 'm sure at the end of the season we can sit down and i can sign . definitely . ' -lrb- cnn -rrb- too little , too late . that 's the mayor 's response to an artist 's apology and offer to cover the cost of fixing the `` scary lucy '' statue that has put the new york town of celoron in the spotlight this week . the bronze figure of comedian and area native lucille ball has elicited comparisons to a `` walking dead '' zombie and inspired the facebook campaign `` we love lucy ! get rid of this statue . '' the sculpture , a gift to the town from its original owners , has been on display since 2009 . artist dave poulin has `` had plenty of opportunity to step forward , and our last conversation he wanted $ 8,000 to $ 10,000 , '' celoron mayor scott schrecengost said . `` and then he stated that if we did n't have the funds and we did n't like the statue , we should take it down and put looking for a new sculptor to fix the statue . `` it would be reworked from the shoulders up -- the entire head , neck and shoulders , not just the face , '' schrecengost said in a news release tuesday . winger scott sinclair is currently on loan at aston villa from manchester city and has been in fine form . sinclair has scored three goals in 10 games for villa and wants to make his loan move permanent soon . sinclair scores villa 's second goal during the fa cup fifth-round win over leicester city in february . villa midfielder joe cole is backing the club to defy the odds and beat arsenal in the fa cup final in may . meanwhile , joe cole believes villa can beat arsenal in the fa cup final on may 30 if they repeat their performance from the semi-final against liverpool . the town has set up a post office box for donations , which can also be made through kickstarter . but the controversy may not be over . it seems that nearby jamestown , new york , also has ties to lucille ball 's early years and might be interested in its own tribute to the comedic legend . schrecengost 's tuesday statement referred to an anonymous facebook campaign that he claims is aimed at raising jamestown 's lucille ball profile at the expense of the celoron statue . `` the best place for a life size statue of lucy is right where it is now -- in lucille ball memorial park in her hometown , in the village of celoron , ny , '' he said . cnn 's emanuella grinberg contributed to this story . ` it 's a tough game . they 've been brilliant , a top side , ' he said . ` arsene wenger 's really turned it round for them . they 'll want to put another bit of silverware on the table , but if we play like we did against liverpool and tottenham , we 'll be alright . ' villa are enjoying a new lease of life under manager tim sherwood and are currently on course to avoid relegation . sherwood , who took over at the club in february after paul lambert was sacked , has steered villa to 15th in the league table and their first cup final for five years . tim sherwood has worked wonders at villa since taking over from the sacked paul lambert in february .
 Scott Sinclair, a winger, has confirmed that he wants to sign permanently with Aston Villa at the end of the season. He is currently on loan from Manchester City and can be bought for £2.5 million in the summer.