London: Aston Villa completed a loan for Paris Saint-Germain’s striker Marco Asensio until the end of the season. Asensio joins after 18 months at PSG, whom he joined on a free transfer from Real Madrid. The Spain international has scored seven times in 41 matches for the French side, but has fallen out of favour with coach Luis Enrique in recent months and only made 16 appearances this season.
Asensio is Villa’s second loan signing in as many days, with the club also having agreed to take on Manchester United’s out-of-favor forward Marcus Rashford until the end of the season, reports Xinhua. Asensio’s signing is the biggest deal to have gone through in the Premier League with just a few hours left on the last day of the January transfer window.
Other moves include Brighton’s 20-year-old forward Evan Ferguson joining West Ham on loan until the end of the season.
Meanwhile, Italian Serie A giant AC Milan had a busy final day of the winter transfer window, announcing two moves on deadline day on Monday, including the arrival of Mexican striker Santiago Tomas Gimenez from Feyenoord, after the departure of Alvaro Morata.
Milan will face Feyenoord in the Champions League knockout phase play-off, but the Rossoneri have already weakened its opponent ahead of the clash, as Gimenez has signed a contract with the Diavolo until 2029. (IANS)
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