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Di Matteo ‘preferred’ for Villa
- Updated: May 19, 2016
Roberto Di Matteo is the ‘preferred’ candidate for the Aston Villa manager’s job, according to Sky sources.
It was revealed that Randy Lerner sold the club to the Recon Group, owned by Chinese businessman Dr Tony Jiantong Xia, on Wednesday with the deal awaiting ratification from the Premier League and Football League.
It is understood that Di Matteo, who stepped down at Schalke a year ago after a seven-month spell at the German club, has already spoken to chairman Steve Hollis and Lerner and will next speak with Xia next week.
Hollis says that Lerner’s commitment to do what’s right for Villa should not be questioned and that the American is happy to hand the ownership over to the “extremely ambitious” Xia.
Di Matteo led Chelsea to the UEFA Champions League in 2012, stepping up from …
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