Aston Villa are moving for Tosin Adarabioyo to replace the Arsenal-bound Ezri Konsa.
Villa fans have endured a tough summer, selling the likes of Morgan Rogers, Youri Tielemans and Lucas Digne, with Emiliano Martinez and Ollie Watkins seemingly following next out of the door, along with Konsa.
Rogers in particular was a record sale from Aston Villa to Chelsea – and there could be much more business to be done between the two teams.
Tosin Adarabioyo could now move to Aston Villa from Chelsea
Villa have already confirmed the loan signing of Alejandro Garnacho – and with Konsa now heading to Arsenal, the Europa League winners have identified another Blue in Tosin as his replacement.
That's according to Sky Sports, with The Sun claiming that Benfica have also made an offer, as ex-Fulham manager Marco Silva looks to reunite with his former Whites centre-back.
There could yet be even more business between Chelsea and Villa, with Nicolas Jackson said to be on the table – with transfer influencer Fabrizio Romano claiming in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that the Midlands outfit have chased the Senegalese for 12 months.
Jackson worked with manager Unai Emery at Villarreal and could be one of three ex-Blues making the trip to Birmingham this summer, as a relationship between Chelsea and Villa develops.
With both clubs needing to do creative business in recent years to satisfy the Premier League's Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR), the likes of Ian Maatsen, Jadon Sancho and Axel Disasi have all been signed by Emery.
Chelsea would be able to bank Tosin's sale as “pure profit”, too, given that he signed for them on a free transfer originally.
The former England youth international began his career at Manchester City before a Deadline Day move to Craven Cottage in lockdown of 2020, and a cross-capital move across SW6 four years later, to become one of Enzo Maresca's first signings.
Tosin established himself as a regular in his first season at Stamford Bridge, with 41 appearances in all competitions, but found game-time harder to come by last term – and will likely see that reduced further if he stays at the club, given the acquisition of Maxence Lacroix in his position.
FourFourTwo understands that Villa have sold Konsa for £51 million plus add-ons – meaning that they've made a profit of well over £200m this summer after securing a European trophy and confirming their place in this season's Champions League.
Tosin is worth €16m, as per Transfermarkt. Villa begin their season with a trip to Sussex on Sunday, as they play Brighton & Hove Albion when Premier League action gets underway.
