O’Neill favourite for Villa job as Lerner bid likely to prevail
American billionaire Lerner had been expected to tie up a £64 million deal last week with Villa chairman Doug Ellis, only for talks to break down.
Sources claimed O’Neill was understood to have been “shocked” by the apparent collapse of the bid by Lerner, owner of NFL side the Cleveland Browns.
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