Aston Villa signed Paris St Germain midfielder Marco Asensio on loan and are understood to be pursuing another 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 four points off the top four domestically and host Tottenham in the FA Cup at the weekend.
Having sold back-up striker Jhon Duran and seen Tyrone Mings sustain yet another knee injury reinforcements were required and more deadline-day signings supplement Sunday’s arrival of Marcus Rashford on loan from Manchester United.
