Transfer news and rumours: Donyell Malen to Aston Villa, Assane Diao to Real Betis

Aston Villa are reportedly funny successful signing Borussia Dortmund attacker Donyell Malen during the January transportation window.

The Netherlands planetary has been a regular for BVB during the 2024-25 campaign, making 20 appearances successful each competitions, scoring 5 goals and registering 1 assistance successful the process.

However, Malen is expected to beryllium connected the determination during the wintertime market, with a fig of clubs said to beryllium interested.

According to the Daily Mail, Dortmund are consenting to fto the guardant permission for astir £25m, arsenic helium lone has 18 months near to tally connected his declaration with the German outfit.

Villa caput manager Unai Emery is said to beryllium a immense admirer of Malen and views him arsenic a subordinate susceptible of providing his onslaught with a boost successful the mediate of the 2024-25 campaign.

Malen has scored 39 goals and registered 20 assists successful 131 appearances for Dortmund successful each competitions, including a grounds of 30 goals and 16 assists successful 93 appearances successful the apical formation of German football.

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Como 'closing in' connected Diao deal

Meanwhile, according to transportation adept Fabrizio Romano, Como are closing successful connected a woody for Real Betis attacker Assane Diao.

Once believed to beryllium connected the radar of a fig of large clubs, including teams from the Premier League, Diao has scored doubly and registered 3 assists successful 19 appearances for Real Betis during the 2024-25 campaign.

Romano claims that the 19-year-old is present nearing a determination to Como, with the Italian team's caput manager Cesc Fabregas playing a large relation successful convincing the youngster to hold a deal.

Diao has scored six goals and registered 3 assists successful 47 appearances for Real Betis successful each competitions, including 3 goals and 2 assists successful 28 outings successful the apical formation of Spanish football.

Como volition allegedly wage successful excess of €11m (£9.1m), and it has been suggested that the teenager's exit could unfastened the doorway for the Spanish outfit to marque a indebtedness determination for Manchester United attacker Antony.

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Wolves 'interested' successful Millwall defender

Elsewhere, Wolverhampton Wanderers are reportedly considering making a determination for Millwall defender Japhet Tanganga during the January transportation window.

The 25-year-old has been successful awesome signifier for Millwall during the 2024-25 campaign, scoring doubly successful 19 Championship appearances.

According to The Express, Wolves are weighing up an connection for Tanganga, having identified the ex-Tottenham Hotspur defender arsenic 1 of the champion talents successful the 2nd tier of English football.

The study claims that portion Millwall are determined to support clasp of the centre-back, determination is an statement betwixt the subordinate and the nine that involvement from the Premier League volition beryllium discussed.

Leeds United and RB Leipzig are besides said to beryllium keen connected Tanganga, who made 50 appearances for Tottenham earlier leaving the Premier League outfit successful hunt of regular football.

The defender spent the 2nd fractional of the 2023-24 run connected indebtedness astatine Millwall earlier joining the Lions connected a imperishable ground implicit the summertime pursuing his merchandise from Tottenham.

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