According to official documents, Lerner has submitted just under £140m into Aston Villa.

Despite this, Villa announced a loss of £7.3m last year, as a result of almost doubling players wages and more signings in order to remain in competition with other wealthy clubs.

But overall, I think that the Lerner revolution has benefited Villa hugely. And there is evidence, with us reaching our first cup final at Wembley for over a decade.

His investments into the club have been clever ones and he has been able to secure Villa financially for the long run – which is more than you can say at Old Trafford, where the Glazer family have revealed their debt of a staggering £716m! None of that sum being an investment for the club!