Newcastle United is reportedly one of the clubs that has expressed interest in the potential €30 million transfer of Chelsea Central defender Axel Disassi.
Magpies have been keeping an eye on defensive reinforcements this summer, and Disasi is one of the names being considered.
There is also interest from Villarreal in Disasi, according to Fabrice Hawkins.
It is still unclear whether Newcastle will definitely pay it, but they are evaluating France International as an option for this transfer window.
Axel Disasi is likely to leave Chelsea, but will he be enough for Newcastle?
At previous club Monaco, the disaster that prompted Chelsea to take him to England was impressed, but he didn’t see exactly how persuasive he was in his time in the Premier League.
Not only did he struggle to establish himself at Stamford Bridge, but his Lone Spell at Aston Villa last season was not particularly impressive.
Newcastle fans may wonder if they can aim for a slightly higher goal than disaster, even if the availability of the 27-year-old at a rather low price is worth considering him.
Chelsea set this summer for a massive sale
There is no doubt that Disasi is not the only famous sale Chelsea has made this summer.
Bruce can also move on if the right offers come in Ben Chilwell, Trevo Charova, Armando Bruja, Jorge Petrovich and Kearny Chukwemeka.
Disasi can raise CFCs a significant amount of cash, even if the villa doesn’t seem to take up the option to sign forever.
It will be interesting to see how the links with Newcastle and Villarreal have progressed in the coming weeks.