Chairman Tony Xia has offered a bizarre promise to make Aston Villa the best-supported club in the world within the next five years.
Aston Villa can become the top club in Europe with the biggest fan base in the world within the next five years, according to chairman Tony Xia.
The Chinese businessman, who bought the club from Randy Lerner in June, made the ambitious promise during a Q&A session with fans via the Villa Twitter account.
When asked where he saw Villa - who were relegated from the Premier League in May - in five years' time, he responded: "The top club in Europe with the highest number of fans all over the world" - in just one of a handful of peculiar statements.