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Villa right on the red line with Financial Fair Play, says club official

Aston Villa CEO Keith Wyness has revealed that the Villains are on the right side of the Financial Fair Play regulations but just barely.

In an interview with the club website, Wyness talked about Villa’s finances and his working relationship with Dr. Tony Xia, the Chinese businessman whose company the Recon Group owns Aston Villa.

Wyness spoke at length about Dr. Xia’s love for football and his burning ambition to see Villa reach great heights.

“I got to know Dr Tony during the transaction and he’s a very quick judge of people.