Stefan Borson: How Aston Villa’s £150m+ windfall is going to have ‘big impact’ on their budget

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Unai Emery’s side currently sit third in the Premier League table, with five Champions League places expected to be on offer again this season. Credit: ImagoRead More: Why Aston Villa are on a ‘financial knife edge’Why Aston Villa are in ‘very fortunate’ position in Champions League raceVilla narrowly missed out a place in the Champions League last season after finishing sixth in the Premier League.

“As you would imagine, the big difference that they’re going to find over the next few months between the budget they’re going to spend in the summer is whether they qualify for the Champions League, and obviously they look well placed for that right now,” said Borson. Of course, they’re in a very fortunate position in that they also have the potential route through the Europa League.

Again, you’d think that they have a pretty good chance at least of getting to the final.” Read More: Why Aston Villa could be set to agree £100m dealHow Aston Villa’s budget will be impacted by Champions League qualificationBorson revealed the rewards on offer for Villa will be significant if they can finish third in the Premier League table, with fourth-place Manchester United currently three points behind them. It will give them very significantly more than if they qualify for the Europa League.