• Villa pay £500,000 with £1.2m expected by the end of week• Xia admits it has been ‘a very difficult’ two weeksAston Villa have reached an agreement with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs over a £4m tax bill.The agreement will allow the club, who missed out on a Premier League return after losing to Fulham in the play-off final at Wembley, to continue day-to-day operations. Continue readingreadfullarticle