Aston Villa agree deal to sell women's team to owners
The deal, worth in the region of £55m, will see the women's side sold to V Sports, the parent company that owns Aston Villa.
The group, jointly ran by billionaire duo Wes Edens and Nassef Sawiris, also owns stakes clubs including Real Union, Vitoria S.C, Vissel Kobe and ZED FC as part of their network.
The Athletic are reporting that Aston Villa have been looking into the sale of their women's side for 18 months in order to remain compliant with Premier League PSR.
The Villans have posted losses of £195million over the past two years and required revenue to avoid potential breaches. Chelsea performed a similar strategy when selling their women's side to BlueCo for £200m in June 2024. BlueCo own Chelsea
Earlier this month, The Times reported that the Premier League was looking to close the 'loophole' that allowed Chelsea to sell their women's team and on-site hotels to a sister company to comply with PSR.
It is worth noting that the regulations in the Premier League are different UEFA's rules. Europe's governing body does not accept the sale of assets to sister companies as revenue and have tighter restrictions on losses, wages and transfers. Aston Villa are currently working alongside UEFA to ensure their compliance, ahead of their 2025/26 Europa League campaign.
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