Shalke 04 claim Baros deal is done

"Our trump card is the player wants to come to us and Liverpool have told him he can leave on loan with a view to a permanent transfer," general manager Rudi Assauer told the Bild daily.

*Addition at end of article "We have already agreed terms with Baros and his agent Pavel Paska. He is the player we want."

If this is true, surely questions have to be asked of the ambition of Chairman Doug Ellis so soon after saying it was his priority to get Villa back in Europe.

Addition.
As soon as this was published Shalke 04 came out and said they have pulled out of the race to sign Milan Baros. Strange how they say one thing and do somethign else.