Less than two weeks after appearing in the Championship play-off final, Aston Villa could be forced to liquidate after reportedly being issued with a winding-up order by HM Revenue and Customs.
Subsequently, the club has suspended Chief Executive Keith Wyness, after the club failed to pay a series of outstanding taxes. The club's owner and chairman, Dr Tony Xia, will take over Wyness' responsibilities until further notice, as confirmed by Aston Villa in a statement on their club website.
Exclusive: Aston Villa Football Club suspends CEO Keith Wyness less than a fortnight after Championship play-off final defeat and amid suggestions that HMRC has served a winding-up order against Villa, one of England's oldest professional football clubs, for missing tax payment.