Aston Villa may turn to Manchester United in a bid to cure Chris
Sutton of his eye condition.
The striker is currently suffering with a similar problem to the
one that curtailed Paul Scholes' contribution last season, and has
been out of action since December due to blurred vision.
A visit to an eye specialist last week did little to shed light on
the situation, as his condition is yet to improve.
Now Villa boss Martin O'Neill is keen to find out if any lessons
can be learned from Scholes's recovery.
"I think Paul Scholes and his situation is something that we should
have a look at," said O'Neill.
"Maybe we should find out a bit more about that particular injury
and see if that will be of benefit to us regarding Chris's
condition.
"The situation with Chris is it (his vision) might suddenly start
to come back or it may never change at all.
"If he thought it wasn't going to change and never got any worse by
being hit on the head again, I think Chris would be happy.
"Chris would love some positive news and would be prepared to play
again if he could get a guarantee that another knock on the head
wouldn't make it worse.
"With the best will in the world, no-one can give him that
assurance."
