Football gossip: Asensio, Disasi, Kelly, Chilwell, Malacia, Gimenez

Last Updated: February 2, 2025Categories: SportsBy Views: 52

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Aston Villa set to sign Marco Asensio on loan, Tottenham have interest in Chelsea’s Axel Disasi, Newcastle’s Lloyd Kelly set for Italian switch, plus more

Aston Villa are set to sign 29-year-old Spain midfielder Marco Asensio on loan from Paris St-Germain. (Birmingham Live), external

Tottenham have expressed an interest in Chelsea’s French defender Axel Disasi, 26, in case a move for England defender Fikayo Tomori, 27, from AC Milan falls through. (Telegraph), external

Newcastle’s English defender Lloyd Kelly, 26, is closing in on a move to Serie A side Juventus. (Chronicle), external

Manchester United are keen to sign a forward before the transfer deadline, with Bayern Munich’s 19-year-old France Under-21 international Mathys Tel and Aston Villa’s Jamaica international Leon Bailey, 27, under consideration. (Athletic – subscription required), external

Southampton have put in a bid to sign Ivorian defender Loubadhe Abakar Sylla, 22, on loan from Strasbourg. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Crystal Palace have approached Chelsea over signing England defender Ben Chilwell, 28, on loan. (Athletic – subscription required), external

Manchester United’s Dutch defender Tyrell Malacia’s proposed loan move to Benfica has collapsed, but the 25-year-old could still leave Old Trafford in the transfer window. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Manchester United are also stepping up their chase to sign Mali striker El Bilal Toure, 23, who is currently on loan at Stuttgart from Atalanta. (Teamtalk), external

AC Milan are close to signing Feyenoord and Mexico striker Santiago Gimenez, 23. (Goal), external

West Ham have made an offer worth up to £30m for highly rated French 18-year-old forward Eli Junior Kroupi, who is currently with Lorient. (Football Insider), external

Galatasaray have expressed an interest in signing Newcastle’s 34-year-old former England full-back Kieran Trippier. (Mail), external

Fulham are keen on Sunderland’s 22-year-old Northern Ireland full-back Trai Hume. (Belfast Telegraph – subscription required), external

Burnley are close to signing 26-year-old English winger Marcus Edwards from Sporting. (Talksport), external

Middlesbrough are in talks to sign Aston Villa’s English winger Samuel Iling-Junior, 21, who is currently on loan at Bologna. (Mail), external

Napoli are set to complete a loan move for French winger Allan Saint-Maximin, 27, who is currently on loan at Fenerbahce from Saudi side Al-Ahli. (Calciomercato), external

Marseille are keen on a loan move for Chelsea’s Argentine defender Aaron Anselmino, 19. (Footmercato – in French), external

A move by Bayern Munich for Chelsea’s French forward Christopher Nkunku, 27, will not happen in this transfer window but could be revived in the summer. (Christian Falk), external

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