Aston Villa transfer news: Marco Asensio and Axel Disasi sign on loan deals
2025-02-04
Category: sports

Aston Villa have signed Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Asensio and agreed a deal for Chelsea defender Axel Disasi. Both players join the club on loan until the end of the season.The duo follow the arrivals of Marcus Rashford, Donyell Malen and Andres Garcia at Villa Park during the winter transfer window.Villa will reportedly cover the wages of three-time Champions League winner Asensio but do not have an option to make the move permanent.They will pay a Â£5m fee to loan Disasi but again there is no purchase option.Villa sold Colombia striker Jhon Duran to Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr in a Â£71m deal and centre-back Diego Carlos to Fenerbahce for about Â£8.45m.Earlier on Monday they loaned 21-year-old winger Samuel Iling-Junior to Middlesbrough for the rest of the season.Villa completed the loan signing of Manchester United forward Rashford, 27 - which includes an option to buy for Â£40m - on Sunday.Netherlands forward Malen, 26, joined Villa for Â£19m from Borussia Dortmund three weeks ago, while Spanish full-back Garcia, 21, joined from Levante for a reported fee of Â£6m with a further Â£1m in add-ons.