Former Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner nets £30MILLION windfall after their promotion due to clause inserted in Dr Tony Xia's 2016 takeover The bumper payout was agreed during Tony Xia’s takeover of the club in 2016 Xia paid £76.2m, with an extra £30m if they were promoted within three years Monday's game represented the last chance for Lerner to claim the windfall
By David Wood for MailOnline
Published: 23:51 BST, 27 May 2019 | Updated: 23:58 BST, 27 May 2019
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Former owner Randy Lerner netted a £30million windfall after Aston Villa won promotion at Wembley on Monday.
The bumper payout was agreed during Dr Tony Xia’s takeover of the club following relegation from the Premier League in May, 2016.
Xia paid an initial £76.2m for Villa, though the deal
