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Aston Villa are looking for fresh investment as the club prepares for its most radical overhaul of the past eight years.

Change is needed at Villa Park to boost results, lift morale and give supporters a feel-good factor that has been absent for far too long.

Owner Randy Lerner is selling up and under-fire manager Paul Lambert is continuing in his role at the helm ahead of next season.

But should the Scot be worried about losing his job when the new buyers are eventually sourced?

The League Managers Association say that the average length of a manager’s reign since the start of the Premier League is 2.03 years

However, does this change with the arrival of a new owner?

Trinity Mirror's data unit have taken each of the Premier League takeovers since Lerner bought Villa back in 2006 to see how long a manager survives in the hot-seat before getting the boot.

On average, managers last 1.2 years following the takeover of their club - half the length of the average.

Martin O’Neill was the man to last the longest as he stayed in charge of Villa for four years before departing on the eve of the 2010/11 season.

Alan Pardew’s time at West Ham was the shortest. He was sacked just 20 days after Eggert Magnússon took over at Upton Park.