Newcastle United sold James Milner to Aston Villa eight years ago because they thought they had Bastian Schweinsteiger lined up to replace him. Adidas NMD Womens Sale . Milner, who had already spent a season-long loan at Villa in 2005/06, moved to Villa Park on a permanent deal in August 2008.However, Terry McDermott, who was assistant to Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan at that time, has revealed the club only allowed Milner to leave because they believed Schweinsteiger, then at Bayern Munich, was on his way to the north east. We were actually at the club when we sold him, myself and Kevin Keegan, he told the 5times podcast.We sold him for £15m. The story goes - and this is a true story - we didnt want him to leave but we needed to get other players in because wed had a bid of £15m. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. Kevin said If we sell him for £15m, how are we going to replace him?They said: Weve already got one - Schweinsteiger. Hes at Man United now, but seven or eight years ago he was a superstar and they said we could get him.The idea of accepting the bid of £15m for Milner, which was a lot of money then, and then were looking to get Schweinsteiger its a no brainer.But after hes signed for Villa - the day after - were trying to sign Schweinsteiger and the answer was: Absolutely no chance, it will cost you £50m if you want to buy Schweinsteiger. Newcastle thought Bastian Schweinsteiger would replace Milner at St James Park So we had no one to replace him. But he was irreplaceable anyway because he could play anywhere.England international Milner went on to make 93 appearances for Villa, before moving to Manchester City in 2010, where he would win two Premier League titles, an FA Cup and a League Cup.Milner joined Liverpool on a free transfer in the summer of 2015 and is the clubs vice-captain.You can watch Englands tour of Bangladesh, plus Premier League football and the Japan Grand Prix on Sky Sports. Upgrade now and enjoy three months at half price! Also See: Villa video Villa fixtures Villa stats Get a ￡10 free bet! Adidas NMD Black And White .C. Lions 35-14, was named the CFLs offensive player of the week Tuesday. Sheets recorded his ninth 100-yard rushing performance of the season to tie the Riders club record. Adidas NMD XR1 For Sale . - Defensive end-linebacker Mike Neal apparently is returning to the Packers. http://www.cheapnmdonline.com/adidas-nmd-mens-clearance.html . Today, their baseball playing sons were reportedly traded for each other. According to the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Cubs dealt minor league outfield Trevor Gretzky to the Angels for catcher Matt Scioscia.OSIJEK, Croatia - Ivan Perisic scored twice to give Croatia a 2-1 win over Mali in a World Cup warm-up match Saturday. The Wolfsburg striker netted his first in the 14th minute after a perfect pass by Ivan Rakitic. Perisic added his second in the 64th after Rakitics corner. Khalifa Traore converted one of Malis rare chances in tthe 79th, although he appeared to have scored from close range with his hand. Fake NMD R2. . Croatia attacked for most of the match, which saw both coaches make numerous changes. Croatia will play host Brazil in the World Cup opener on June 12 in Sao Paolo. Mexico and Cameroon are the other teams in their Group A. ' ' '