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 have completed the loan signing of Chelsea defender Axel Disasi until the end of the season. He follows the arrivals of Marcus Rashford, Donyell Malen and Andres Garcia at Villa Park during the winter transfer window. They will pay a £5m fee to loan Disasi but again there is no purchase option.

Axel Disasi’s (26) loan move from Chelsea to Aston Villa was completed in the early hours of the morning. It is a straight loan for the Frenchman, who will return to his parent club at the end of