Aston Villa has started serious moves to turn the loan of French defender Axel Disasi into a permanent deal during the upcoming summer transfer window, according to the website "CaughtOffside."

Disasi, who is 27 years old, has shown good performances during his loan spell with Aston Villa this season, despite his unsuccessful previous experience with Chelsea, which has led Aston Villa's management to begin negotiations with the Blues to finalize the deal.

Chelsea is expected to be open to selling Disasi, as the club seeks to offload several players this summer to achieve financial balance, especially following the failure of several recent transfers like Joao Felix.

Villa also signed Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio on loan last January, which opens the door for the possibility of converting other deals to permanent ones if the experience proves successful.

Aston Villa is preparing for a crucial summer under the leadership of coach Unai Emery, especially as the team aims to qualify for the Champions League and compensate for the departure of key players like Douglas Luiz and John Duran.