Bournemouth are close to signing Axel Disasi from Chelsea. The 27-year-old is expected to join on loan and become the third defender brought in after the club made almost £145m from the sale of two centre-halves and a left-back.
Disasi’s starts at Chelsea last season came largely in the Conference League and League Cup before he joined Aston Villa on loan in the winter window. He is able to play at centre-back or right-back and has made 44 Premier League appearances since joining Chelsea from Monaco two years ago.
Bournemouth have sold Illia Zabarnyi, Dean Huijsen and Milos Kerkez to Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and Liverpool respectively this summer and brought in Bafodé Diakité and Adrien Truffert as replacements.
Chelsea have also agreed for Carney Chukwuemeka and Aarón Anselmino to join Borussia Dortmund as they continue their push to clear out fringe players. Chukwuemeka went on loan to Dortmund last February and the midfielder’s return is due to be on a permanent deal. Anselmino, a 20-year-old Argentinian defender, is poised to move on loan.
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Leeds have agreed to sign the Leicester full-back James Justin in a deal worth about £10m. Justin, who has been capped once by England, joined Leicester from Luton in 2019.
