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Aston Villa co-owner Wes Edens has detailed how he hopes to have a new Major League Soccer side competing by 2026.

Last week, Edens and Villa's executive chairman Nassef Sawiris moved a step closer to bringing an expansion franchise team to Las Vegas after positive talks with MLS commissioner Don Garber, who has suggested that it would cost around £239million to licence a new MLS team.

"I think Las Vegas is, in my opinion, maybe the best market in the entire United States," Edens told the Review-Journal.

"The more time I spend there, the more I believe in the future of it as a city and as a city for sports and entertainment."

On his grand Las Vegas plans, Edens added: "I saw some statistics that said 50 per cent of people that visited Vegas, that they would be likely to extend their stay if there's sporting events to go to.

"I think the local population in Las Vegas is obviously important to the fan base for something like a soccer team, but then also the tourists that come to town.