Donyell Malen has left Aston Villa after only a year with the club to join Roma. The Serie A side have signed Malen on loan with an option to buy.
The loan fee is reported to be £1.7m, with the fee should the deal be made permanent understood to be £21.6m. That will only come into force should certain conditions are met.
Malen’s move may be a part of a swap deal, with Tammy Abraham, a Roma player currently on loan at Turkish side Besiktas, linked with a return to Villa, where he previously spent a season on loan.
Malen joined Villa in January 2025 after four years at Borussia Dortmund. The Netherlands forward made 46 appearances in all competitions, scoring seven goals. Roma are fifth in Italy’s top division seven points behind the leaders, Inter, and visit Torino on Sunday.
Sunderland have signed the winger Jochelin P on a four-and-a-half-year contract from Maccabi Netanya. The 20-year-old Ivorian, who was coveted by Celtic and a series of French clubs, has spent the first half of this season on loan at Hapoel Petah Tikva, where he featured 12 times in the Israeli Premier League, scoring two goals and providing two assists.
“Playing in the Premier League has always been a dream of mine, and I’m incredibly excited for what’s ahead,” Ta Bi told Sunderland’s website. “I know there’s still plenty of work to do, and pushing myself every day and improving is something I’m fully committed to.”
Ta Bi will be unavailable for selection for Sunderland’s game at home to Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Giacomo Raspadori has swapped Spanish struggles for an Italian homecoming after Atalanta signed the forward from Atlético Madrid following his underwhelming six-month stint in La Liga. The 25-year-old Italy international, who won two Serie A titles with Napoli, had joined Atlético last summer on a five-year deal worth €26m but failed to nail down a starting role.
Raspadori managed just two goals in 15 appearances for Atlético, prompting his swift return to familiar territory with Atalanta, who have handed him a contract until 2030. Financial details were not disclosed by the clubs, but Italian media reported Atalanta agreed a transfer fee of €25m with bonuses for the forward, and the move offers Raspadori a chance to revive his career in Serie A.
