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Donyell Malen has left Aston Villa after solely a 12 months with the membership to hitch Roma. The Serie A aspect have signed Malen on mortgage with an possibility to purchase.

The mortgage charge is reported to be £1.7m, with the charge ought to the deal be made everlasting understood to be £21.6m. That can solely come into pressure ought to sure situations are met.

Malen’s transfer could also be part of a swap deal, with Tammy Abraham, a Roma participant at the moment on mortgage at Turkish aspect Besiktas, linked with a return to Villa, the place he beforehand spent a season on mortgage.

Malen joined Villa in January 2025 after 4 years at Borussia Dortmund. The Netherlands ahead made 46 appearances in all competitions, scoring seven targets. Roma are fifth in Italy’s prime division seven factors behind the leaders, Inter, and go to Torino on Sunday.

Sunderland have signed the winger Jocelin Ta Bi on a four-and-a-half-year contract from Maccabi Netanya. The 20-year-old Ivorian, who was coveted by Celtic and a sequence of French golf equipment, has spent the primary half of this season on mortgage at Hapoel Petah Tikva, the place he featured 12 instances within the Israeli Premier League, scoring two targets and offering two assists.

“Enjoying within the Premier League has all the time been a dream of mine, and I’m extremely excited for what’s forward,” Ta Bi informed Sunderland’s web site. “I do know there’s nonetheless loads of work to do, and pushing myself daily and enhancing is one thing I’m absolutely dedicated to.”

Ta Bi shall be unavailable for choice for Sunderland’s recreation at house to Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Giacomo Raspadori has swapped Spanish struggles for an Italian homecoming after Atalanta signed the ahead from Atlético Madrid following his underwhelming six-month stint in La Liga. The 25-year-old Italy worldwide, who gained two Serie A titles with Napoli, had joined Atlético final summer season on a five-year deal value €26m however didn’t nail down a beginning position.

Raspadori managed simply two targets in 15 appearances for Atlético, prompting his swift return to acquainted territory with Atalanta, who’ve handed him a contract till 2030. Monetary particulars weren’t disclosed by the golf equipment, however Italian media reported Atalanta agreed a switch charge of €25m with bonuses for the ahead, and the transfer provides Raspadori an opportunity to revive his profession in Serie A.