Aston Villa had been bought to Recon institution, owned via chinese language businessman Xia Jiantong, the English Championship (second tier) membership introduced on Tuesday.
Xia, the primary mainland chinese language to fully own an English team has taken over the Midlands outfit from American Randy Lerner in a deal accredited by the soccer League.
a brand new board might be appointed later this week, the Midlands club stated on their website.