Tony Xia insists he wants to keep hold of the club despite being approached by several potential buyers

Aston Villa’s next tax bill of just over £2 million is due to HMRC today with the club confident it will be paid on time despite their financial problems.

The Championship club were late in paying last month’s bill to the revenue, which has since been paid in two instalments, due to the owner Tony Xia failing to send the monthly payment to Villa Park which has been keeping them afloat.

This month’s £2 million bill is understood to be the tax due on last month’s staff salaries, which were paid on time. Assuming Villa make today’s payment their next financial hurdle will be paying their staff’s June salaries, which are due on Friday 29.

Villa insist they will be able to pay this month’s