Meet Tony Xia Jiantong, the 40-year-old savvy Chinese asset trader who just bought soccer club Aston Villa for £60mil (RM355mil).
A 40-year-old businessman from East China’s Zhejiang, Tony Xia Jiantong, has beaten other more flamboyant Chinese tycoons to become the first mainland resident to buy a major soccer club in the United Kingdom, after paying £60mil (RM355mil) to acquire a 100% stake in Championship-league side Aston Villa.
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