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Steve Hollis is believed to have left Aston Villa Football Club and his role as chairman of the club.

As we reported on the 19th May , the plan was always for Hollis to leave his role, his brief was to smooth the sale of Villa to a new owner.

Hollis was brought in by Randy Lerner in January with the primary aim of selling the club and is poised to exit Villa Park shortly.

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He stayed in place temporarily to ensure a smooth transition as Chinese businessman Xia assembled his new board.

Hollis has a history of overseeing major takeover deals from his time as Midlands regional chairman at KPMG.

The confirmation is yet to be made by the club but BBC Radio 5 journalist Pat Murphy tweeted the following today...

"Steve Hollis has left AVFCOfficial and the board will be revamped once the FLge completes its Owners & Directors Test on Dr Xia's choices."

The rest of the Villa board members have now met with the Football League and confirmation of their approval is expected soon.