Aston Villa paid staggering £10 MILLION bonus to ex-owner despite him selling the club in 2016
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Tony Xia agreed upon the deal with Lerner in 2016, but liability fell on club's current owners after he sold in 2018. Villa previously paid Lerner £30m upon gaining promotion in 2019.