Steven Gerrard facing familiar Rangers issue at Aston Villa claims Simon Jordan as he dispels transfer myth

Aston Villa need to start spending more money if Steven Gerrard is going to realise his ambitions, according to Simon Jordan.

Former Rangers boss Gerrard has got off to a mixed start at Villa after arriving from Rangers to replace Dean Smith.

They've had some big results under the former Ibrox boss and have climbed to 11th in the table, but have struggled for consistency with Gerrard winning just eight of his 20 matches so far.

Villa made four signings in January with Philippe Coutinho and Lucas Digne among those brought in.

But three of those were loan deals with only Digne setting them back a transfer fee.

It was just six months ago that Gerrard was openly critical of the Rangers board, blaming a lack of investment for Europa League defeats to Lyon and Sparta Prague.

And former Crystal Palace owner Jordan reckons he may have similar concerns at Villa, who he says must front up the cash if they went to push for Europe in the Premier League.

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Dispelling the myth surrounding Villa's recent reputation for spending big, Jordan told talkSPORT: "We will say Villa spent £400m (since promotion in 2018) but they didn't, they spent £370m and took £120m back in so they spent £250m over three years,.