Exclusive: Aston Villa ready sensational £50m Axel Disasi bid

Exclusive: Aston Villa ready sensational £50m Axel Disasi bid

Aston Villa are in advanced talks with Chelsea to sign Axel Disasi as they ready a sensational £50million bid, sources have told Football Insider.

Unai Emery’s side have been discussing a loan deal with the west London outfit, but are preparing to submit a huge late bid to secure a permanent deal.

This comes after Football Insider exclusively revealed on 26th January that Villa had opened talks over a short-term move for the Frenchman.

Clubs were made aware of the centre-back’s availability early in the January window after it became clear he would not feature in Enzo Maresca’s plans for the rest of the season.

Meanwhile, Tottenham have pulled out of the race after learning of the 26-year-old’s reluctance to join them, as they miss out on yet another key target in the window’s closing stages.

Villa’s swoop for Disasi is now expected to go down to the wire on deadline day as talks with Chelsea are ongoing.

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Aston Villa pushing to agree huge Axel Disasi deal today

Former Villa scout Mick Brown told Football Insider in December that they were putting plans in place to sign a “top-class” defender in the mid-season window.

After selling Diego Carlos to Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce, they were expected to step up their efforts to reach an agreement in the closing stages.

Tyrone Mings then added to their woes after he picked up a knee injury during their 1-1 draw with West Ham, adding to the need to sign a new centre-back.

As a result, they are continuing to push to get a deal for Disasi over the line and are now prepared to spend a huge fee to ensure they can reach an agreement.

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Profit and sustainability rules are no longer though to be a concern at Villa Park after the big-money deal to sell Jhon Duran to Al Nassr was completed on 31 January.

In other news, Aston Villa gem Kadan Young agrees Royal Antwerp deal.

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