Axel Disasi was Aston Villa’s final signing of the winter window, joining on loan from Chelsea for the rest of the season.

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Chelsea have reportedly reached an agreement with Aston Villa over a loan move for defender Axel Disasi. Disasi was left out of the Chelsea squad to face West Ham on Monday night, with Tosin Adarabioyo and Levi Colwill preferred in central defence.

Aston Villa have signed centre-back Axel Disasi from Chelsea on loan for the rest of the season. Tottenham had also reportedly been in discussions with the French defender on deadline day before he made the switch to Villa Park. Villa had been looking to sign a new centre-back after Diego Carlos’s departure to Fenerbahce in January.

Axel Disasi will spend the rest of the season on loan at Aston Villa, after a late-late move on transfer deadline day was confirmed following quite a few twists and turns in the last couple days.

Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor, speaking to BBC Sport: "I would say again satisfied about the result but not about the performance. I think credit to Villa, they were really well organised and they wanted more to have a good result today than us.

Aston Villa have signed centre back Axel Disasi on loan from Chelsea for the rest of the season, both clubs announced early on Tuesday without revealing deals of the deal.

ASTON VILLA SIGNED Paris St Germain midfielder Marco Asensio on loan along with a temporary deal for Chelsea defender Axel Disasi to bolster their squad as they continue to compete on three fronts. Unai Emery’s side have a Champions League last-16 tie to look forward to next month but in the meantime are only six points off the top four domestically and host Tottenham in the FA Cup at the weekend.