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Aston Villa have refuted claims that Dr Tony Xia is considering putting the club up for sale.

There were rumours in the national media today that Recon Group, fronted by Xia, are looking for investment in Villa - but the club has since moved to deny those claims.

Xia bought Villa from American tycoon Randy Lerner in June and has since ploughed almost £80million into the club to fund 17 signings in just two transfer windows.

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Chief executive Keith Wyness, appointed by Chinese businessman Xia upon arrival at B6, labelled the rumours 'absolute rubbish'.

While Villa haven’t achieved their goal of reaching the Premier League this season, the club have moved to assure fans that the owner remains as committed as ever to restoring it to its previous heights.

The owner is again expected to back manager Steve Bruce in the summer transfer market with a few additions expected to boost the club’s hopes of a return to the promised land at the second time of asking.