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Aston Villa solved a lot of problems behind the scenes at the club by winning promotion to the Premier League.

The guaranteed £170million payday will ensure the club is able to compete at the very highest level again, and should be able to keep a hold of its top talent.

Meanwhile worries about breaching Premier League financial fair play rules should be nonexistent, unless the club goes wildly over budget in the division - something that is yet to happen to a Premier League club.

But for now, rumours continue around the club’s ability to meet the EFL’s profitability and sustainability regulations during its three years in the Championship.

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The EFL allows clubs to lose up to a maximum of £13million a season over three seasons - and Villa far exceeded that across 2016-18.

The state of Villa’s finances for the 2018/19 season are unknown, although Villa’s financial year for 2018/19 ends today, on 31 May.

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Rivals Birmingham City were in March deducted nine points in the Championship for breaching spending limits across 2015-18 by almost £10million in total.

Now Championship clubs are allegedly worried that the Premier League will not impose a points deduction on Villa for its potential lack of compliance across 2016-19.

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According to reports in The Daily Mail, “high-level discussions are currently taking place between the EFL and the Premier League - discussions being led by the Football League's interim chair Debbie Jevans, amid concern that there could be lack of consistency in applying the appropriate sanctions.”

The newspaper’s Sportsmail section believes there would be a “reluctance” among senior Premier League officials to hit a newly-promoted club with a points deduction.

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Insiders also reportedly believe poor communication between the EFL and the Premier League has led to “a disconnect.”

One source is reported to have said, “The rules are supposed to be aligned across the leagues but there is a concern that the interpretation of those rules is different.”

Not deducting Villa points in the Premier League for breaching EFL spending limits would send the wrong kind of message to Championship clubs - that it is worth breaching the spending limits so long as promotion is achieved.

Any fine levied would be easily payable, given the enormous payday on offer for playing in the Premier League.

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Earlier this year, Villa admitted in its club accounts that complying with the EFL’s spending rules would “continue to provide a significant challenge" for the club.

Nevertheless, the club’s directors said they “believed” Villa would meet spending rules again this season.

“A number of measures have been identified to ensure financial fair play compliance can be maintained,” Villa noted in its accounts.

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