It wasn’t the best season for Aston Villa. The 142 year-old football club had by far the lowest points total in the English Premier League but now it has been relegated perhaps it has scored its most important goal of the year – by getting a Chinese buyer.
On Thursday, former European champions Aston Villa announced that Chinese tycoon Tony Xia Jiantong has agreed to acquire the football club for £60 million ($88 million), ending a decade of ownership by American businessman Randy Lerner.
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