Steve Hollis is in extensive talks regarding the sale of Aston Villa (Picture: Getty Images)

Aston Villa are in advanced talks to sell the club, reports say.

Chairman Steve Hollis revealed he was ‘engaged in extensive negotiations in relation to the sale of the club’ following the shock departures of board members Mervyn King and David Bernstein.

And Hollis is holding talks with a British consortium linked to US computer giant Oracle, according to The Sun.

Oracle CEO and founder Larry Ellison has been linked with buying the Premier League outfit in the past, and his company are now in talks to buy present owner Randy Lerner out of the club.


Larry Ellison could become Villa’s new owner (Picture: Getty Images)

Ellison is the seventh-richest man in the world according to Forbes’ list of billionaires, with a net worth of £35billion.



The news of a potential takeover is likely to come as good news for Villa fans, who are sick of Lerner’s reign.

Bernstein and King’s exits came about after a furious row with the American owner over an email.

King quit the club following the exchange (Picture: Getty Images)

Both King and Bernstein criticised Lerner in messages which were leaked to the Villa owner.

Lerner then sent a damning email of his own that stunned the Villa board members with its content and tone.

Both men quit their posts after receiving the email.

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