Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce's future could be decided today.

The Sun says the Geordie faces his Aston Villa D-Day today – hours before his squad square up to West Ham tonight.

The 57-year-old's future has been uncertain since Dr Tony Xia flogged a controlling 55 per cent stake in the club to Egyptian billionaire Nassef Sawiris and American financier Wes Edens last week.

Since then Bruce has been left in limbo with speculation rife that the new owners had lined up Thierry Henry to replace him.

Bookies suspended betting on the Frenchman, 40, taking over yesterday.

Bruce said this week: “The new owners might want to sweep things clean and have their own man in.

“All the indications I've heard are that's not the case but until I get in front of them we won't know."