Aston Villa have dramatically turned their fortunes around on the pitch over the past couple of years as they battle for Champions League football again this season.

Unai Emery’s side currently sit sixth in the Premier League, level on points with fifth-place Manchester City heading into the final few weeks of the campaign.

There are expected to be five Champions League spots on offer to top-flight clubs this season as England is comfortably clear in Uefa’s coefficient rankings.

The West Midlands giants qualified for the Champions League last season after finishing fourth in the table.

Villa posted a club-record revenue in 2023-24 after their turnover increased from £217.7million in 2022-23 to £275.7million, while their losses fell from £119.6million to £85.4million.

However, the club’s wages increased from £194million to £252million across the same period.

Finance expert Stefan Borson exclusively told Football Insider Villa have likely breached Uefa’s financial rules after they didn’t mention complying with the regulations in their statement.

Clubs in European competitions were required to keep spending on player wages and fees to 80 per cent of revenue as part of the squad cost ratio (SCR) rules for the 2024 calendar year.