Aston Villa have agreed a £5m fee to sign defender Axel Disasi on loan from Chelsea. The 26-year-old briefly looked Tottenham bound but he is understood to have preferred a move to the Midlands club. There has been no option to buy included in the deal so any fee to make the move permanent in the summer will have to be negotiated at a later date.

Aston Villa have completed a third signing on deadline day, bringing in Chelsea defender Axel Disasi on loan until the end of the season.

Tottenham have agreed a loan deal with Chelsea for defender Axel Disasi, 26, but the France international wants to go to Aston Villa. Fabrizio Romano) Manchester United have entered the race to sign Ipswich and England Under-21 striker Liam Delap,