England: Aston Villa FC bought by Chinese-owned Recon Group (Tony Jiantong Xia) for £60m

News Tank Football - Paris - News #69533 - Published on 20/05/16 at 13:05
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100% of the shares of Aston Villa FC (2015-16 in the Premier League, 2016-17 in the Championship), which were held by the American Randy Lerner, have been sold to the Chinese company Recon Group, owned by Tony Jiantong Xia, announced the club on 18/05/2016. Once the agreement is ratified by the Premier League and the Football League, Tony...

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