 Lerner completed the takeover of Villa in Sept 2006 |
Randy Lerner has explained his reason for buying Aston Villa is not to make money but to have fun. Lerner paid an initial �63m to take over Villa six months ago and has bankrolled the signings of Stiliyan Petrov, Ashley Young and John Carew.
"What is my prime motive? I can tell you it is certainly not financial," said Lerner.
"You can get more out of buying a 30-year bond and I could be by the pool. But where's the fun in that?"
Lerner, who is also the owner of NFL side Cleveland Browns, added: "Who has ever done well buying a club?
"It baffles me. If someone could tell me how to make a profit from a football club, I'd like to know!
"Of course, I'm not saying you can't make any profit. What I'm saying is that it not would motivate you to go and buy a football club.
"My return from Aston Villa is when you see something like Carew scoring the goal last weekend against West Ham which won Villa the game.
"I want a life of good sport, good people and the competition that goes with it. I'm here to try to get something accomplished."
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