Football FanCast guest columnist Calum Dawson feels a Gareth Barry move to Arsenal will prove the perfect move all round for Aston Villa.

You can only imagine how Gareth Barry felt this morning as he drove into Villa's training ground for the first time since his suspension. Embarrassed, somewhat ashamed; you certainly couldn't blame any of his teammates giving him somewhat of a cold shoulder this morning.

The whole proposed transfer in recent weeks and has been nothing short of a shambles in all honesty, where nobody has come out of it smelling of roses. It is fair to say Liverpool are, the biggest culprits of this whole sorry episode, but you can't help feel there has been rather an element of tit for tat since, from Villa and the player.

So how and when will this transfer be resolved? Martin O'Neill threw another spanner in the works yesterday by claiming that Arsenal have expressed an interest in the player and want to be kept informed of developments. A move to North London would certainly be a slap in the face for Rafa Benitez; who felt he had all but landed his man but I'm sure Villa fans will certainly hope a deal could be struck.

How true Arsenal's interest is in Barry remains to be seen; few would forgive Martin O'Neill for playing a few mind games of his own in order to ruffle Rafa's feathers. It would certainly be the best move for Aston Villa, as not only will they get one over on Benitez, but they will also be able to get Justin Hoyte in exchange; a player that has been linked with O'Neill many times and will be the latest addition to his young English brigade he is forming at Villa Park. It looks the perfect deal for both Martin O'Neill, Arsene Wenger and dare I say the player.