Aston Villa face an uphill task to stay up when the Premier League returns, according to Graeme Souness. And the Liverpool legend has rubbished the Midlands club’s recruitment policy, after they spent £142million on transfers last summer.
The Villans splashed the cash to overhaul their squad upon securing promotion, having used a number of expensive loan deals to work their way out of the Championship.
The likes of Tyrone Mings and Matt Targett had their deals made permanent, while Villa also spent heavily on the likes of £22million striker Wesley and £15million Douglas Luiz.
Including January arrivals, Villa have signed 16 new players since becoming a Premier League club once more. Despite their big spending Villa sit 19th on 25 points