A Chinese investment group are closing in on a £100 million takeover at Aston Villa, according to our sister title, the Sunday People.

Villa could be under new ownership within the next fortnight, the report claims.

Negotiations are said to be entering the final phase, as unwanted owner Randy Lerner looks to hand over control of the relegated club.

Chairman Steve Hollis confirmed in a statement yesterday that talks were progressing.

The Sunday People article says the takeover group have been at the club all week and were present at today’s 0-0 draw with Newcastle United at Villa Park.

The Chinese bidders are a private equity firm who have studied Leicester City’s success.

Nigel Pearson remains the favourite to take over as manager at Villa as they prepare for life in the Championship.

Hollis said: “We are in very constructive negotiations which could lead to the sale of the club to a new owner.

“There has been no shortage of parties who would like to own Aston Villa but our negotiations are now with those parties that we believe will have the passion and ambition to return the club to winning the highest honours in European football.

“The appointment of the manager is at this time inextricably linked to the current negotiations.”

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Aston Villa’s Tony Xia era over as Chinese billionaire fails to pay US$36 million debt to former owner Randy Lerner

Fee payable on promotion was part of May 2016 deal to take over at Villa Park

Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens now own club outright and Xia has left role as director

https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3022329/aston-villas-tony-xia-era-over-chinese-billionaire-fails-pay-us36

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中国老板清空英超队股份 买入三年赔了5000万镑

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夏建统清空维拉股份

  维拉今夏升入英超后,投资过亿引援,买入了多达12名球员。但维拉的一切,如今都和中资没有关系了。

  BBC透露,中国商人夏建统彻底清空了维拉的股份,他至此从维拉抽身。2016年夏天,夏建统支付7600万英镑买下维拉。随后的两个赛季,维拉都未能升入英超,再加上球队一直投入不菲,这让夏建统难以为继。

  到了2018年,夏建统出售了维拉55%的股份,价格为3000万英镑,买主是埃及首富、亿万富翁纳瑟夫萨维里斯(Nassef Sawiris)和美国商人韦斯埃登斯(Wes Edens)。

  今年夏天,维拉成功升入英超,但这对夏建统来说不是好消息。2016年他购买维拉时和前任老板约定,如果球队在三年内升超,那他还得支付前任老板3000万英镑。如今夏建统无力支付这笔钱,维拉新老板代为支付了这笔钱。不仅如此,他就此接手了夏建统手中剩余的维拉股份,这位中国商人至此清空了维拉股份。

  BBC表示,在接手维拉之后,夏建统一共亏损了5000万英镑,约合4.25亿人民币。