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Aston Villa signed Marco Asensio on loan from Paris St Germain as Eintracht Frankfurt signed Michy Batshuayi from Galatasaray.

Transfer News: Aston Villa signed Marco Asensio as Eintracht Frankfurt signed Michy Batshuayi (X)
Aston Villa added to Unai Emery’s attacking options on Monday with the signing of Marco Asensio on loan from Paris Saint-Germain for the rest of the season as Belgium striker Michy Batshuayi has signed for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt from Galatasaray, the two clubs announced on Monday.
A three-time Champions League winner during his time at Real Madrid, Asensio joins Marcus Rashford, who arrived on loan from Manchester United on Sunday, in a new-look Villa forward line.
Emery was keen for reinforcements after the departure of Colombian striker Jhon Duran to Saudi Pro League side Al Nassr last week for a reported £64 million ($79 million).
Dutch forward Donyell Malen also joined the Birmingham-based club earlier in the window from Borussia Dortmund.
Villa have qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League on their return to European football’s elite competition for the first time since 1982-83.
Emery’s men sit eighth in the Premier League but are only four points adrift of the top four in the battle for Champions League football next season.
Asensio won the Ligue 1 title in his only full season at PSG after a nine-year spell at Madrid.
But the Spanish international saw limited playing time in recent months and has not made a single start since November.
The 31-year-old Batshuayi, who signed for the Istanbul giants from local rivals Fenerbahce last year, has moved for a transfer fee of three million euros ($3.09 million), according to the Turkish side.
He has signed a deal with Frankfurt until 2027.
Batshuayi has not started in the Super Lig since September and has seven goals in all competitions this season.
He has scored 27 goals in 56 international appearances for Belgium but has not played for the national side since last March.
Batshuayi’s former clubs also include Besiktas, Chelsea, Marseille and Borussia Dortmund.
Frankfurt sit third in the Bundesliga table but sold top-scorer Omar Marmoush to Premier League club Manchester City in January.
Okafor joins Napoli as Kvaratskhelia replacement
Napoli announced on Monday the signing of AC Milan attacker Noah Okafor following the departure of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia last month.
Switzerland’s Okafor arrives at the Serie A leaders on loan until the end of the season, with an option to buy.
Georgia’s Kvaratskhelia left Napoli in January for Paris Saint-Germain in a deal worth a reported 70 million euros ($72 million).
“Welcome Noah,” Napoli owner Aurelio De Laurentiis said on X.
De Laurentiis had attempted to sign Borussia Dortmund’s Karim Adeyemi and Fenerbahce’s Allan Saint-Maximim before turning his attention to Okafor.
The 24-year-old has scored just one goal in 11 league games for Milan this season having joined from Salzburg in July 2023.
Napoli are three points ahead of second-placed Inter Milan in Serie A before they welcome Udinese on Sunday.
(With inputs from Agencies)