<!--Article Start--> <p style="text-align: justify">Aston Villa's Fabian Delph confirmed he will not be moving to Manchester City after all.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">The <a href="http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/33486125">transfer looked imminent after reports broke yesterday</a> confirming a deal had been agreed for the England international.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">However, Delph has had a change of heart and at the last minute, decided he wants to pursue his career at Tim Sherwood's Aston Villa in the coming season.</p> . <p style="text-align: justify">a Ia m aware there has been intense speculation surrounding my future in the last 24 hours and I want to set the record straight,a <a href="http://metro.co.uk/2015/07/11/fabian-delph-will-remain-at-aston-villa-and-wont-complete-a-transfer-to-manchester-city-5291260/">he said.</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify">a Ia m not leaving. Ia m staying at the football club and I cana t wait for the start of the new season and captaining this great football club.a </p> <p style="text-align: justify">The midfielder signed a four-and-a-half year deal at Villa in January amidst links with Manchester City as well as Liverpool.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">On signing his new contract in January, the player said he intended to be at the club "for the long run".</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"There was no way I was going to bail out," <a class="external-link" href="http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~4440620,00.html"><span class="text">he said at the time.</span><span class="external-link-icon"> </span></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify">"This is my club and I want to be here. That's why I am committing my future."</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Naturally, these quotes were being circulated on social media once news broke that the player was going to move to Manuel Pellegrini's team. But Delph has proved a point to these people and proved commitment and loyalty are not things of the past.</p> <!--Article End-->