Former Aston Villa chairman Sir Doug Ellis is happy to see Randy Lerner sell up.
Lerner, the American entrepreneur who bought the midlands outfit from Ellis in 2006, on Monday declared his intention to put Villa up for sale.
Ellis told Sky Sports News: "He (Lerner) has admitted he would like to sell, we are all waiting to see who it is to, and we have to find someone who has the money - someone equivalent to the Sheikh, who I met at Manchester City the other week.
"He is a delightful chap, is passionate beyond measure and has billions of pounds of money.
"He is a young lad who, I must admit, would be the ideal person, if in fact we found the right one for Aston Villa."
