‘Aston Villa could be open to £94m loss’ as new bombshell drops at Villa Park
Aston Villa look set to complete the sale of their Women’s team.
Just as it was 12 months ago, the Villans have continued to live with the threat of potential punishment for possible PSR breaches.
This was only made worse after missing out on Champions League football on the final day with a controversial defeat against Manchester United.
As a result, Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens were forced into action, with a sale of the Women’s team widely reported on the final day of the financial period (30 June).
This looks set to free up finances in B6 and help avoid any sort of points deduction or fine from the Premier League moving forward.
Aston Villa PSR finances explained after Women’s team sale
The world of football finances can be a minefield, but there are ways to take the jargon and make the numbers make sense in a simple fashion.
The Villans have to make their accounts public at the end of every financial year, giving supporters a look behind the curtains at the inner workings of the claret and blue outfit.
It is fair to say that this added an element of fear when fans were able to work out that Villa were on course to lose a staggering £205m over the current three-year period (2022-2025), despite only being allowed to lose £105m.
That doesn’t take into account the deductions that NSWE can account for with the likes of depreciation, youth team costs, and Women’s team costs all having an impact.
The amount knocked off the total loss sits at £65m, moving towards the end of the 2024/25 season, not including the latest financial year.
As a result, losses of £94m in 2022/23 and £26m in 2023/24 [Swiss Ramble, 14 April] have left Villa needing to make a profit in the region of £15m to hit that magic £105m loss to negate PSR problems.
The potential sale of the Women’s team and other assets should allow for that figure to be met, which can only be seen as a positive.
This should leave the Villans now in a position to lose around £94m in the 2025/26 season, which feels highly unlikely, and could prove to be the start of a brighter period without these financial worries every summer in the Midlands.
In a nutshell, it was the loss of the Jack Grealish fee from Manchester City from the accounts that have taken a toll, but now it seems that Sawiris and Edens have got the finances back on track, allowing themselves a larger spend for 2025/26.
NSWE work wonders with Aston Villa Women’s team sale
Some may look at a sale of the Women’s arm of the claret and blue outfit as disrespectful to the team and the sport ahead of the 2025 Euros.
This truly isn’t the case, considering NSWE has added Aston Villa Women to their V Sports group, bringing them onto a level playing field with the men’s team.
There is no doubt that the sale has helped the men’s team and looks likely to help Unai Emery’s side financially in the long term.
This makes total sense and will have no impact on the output of the Women’s team, who will once again play all of their home WSL fixtures at Villa Park after an excellent end to the 2024/25 campaign.
| Date | Opponent | Result |
| 30/03/25 | Liverpool (A) | 1-2 (W) |
| 20/04/25 | Tottenham (A) | 2-3 (W) |
| 30/04/25 | Arsenal (H) | 5-2 (W) |
| 04/05/25 | West Ham (A) | 2-3 (W) |
| 10/05/25 | Brighton (H) | 3-1 (W) |
It is fair to say that following in Chelsea’s footsteps appears to have been a good choice and could end any troubles from PSR moving forward.
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