Recon Group CEO Tony Xia attends a news conference after taking control of English football club Aston Villa in 2016. Photo: Reuters
Ex-Aston Villa owner Tony Xia ‘detained for six months before arrest’: report
- Caixin reports that Xia’s family say he was detained by Chinese authorities last July before arrest in January
- Chinese businessman bought the club in 2016, taking them back to the English Premier League before losing control in 2019
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Recon Group CEO Tony Xia attends a news conference after taking control of English football club Aston Villa in 2016. Photo: Reuters