Aston Villa are still working to reach an agreement with Paris Saint-Germain to sign Marco Asensio.

The 29-year-old spent the second half of last season on loan at Villa , scoring eight times in 21 appearances across all competitions.

Asensio is in the final year of his contract in Paris, but while the European champions would like to offload him before Monday’s deadline, they remain insistent on receiving a transfer fee.

It's not an easy operation for Villa due to UEFA’s financial regulations, which cap wage expenditure in relation to revenue.

Villa were fined £9.5 million by UEFA in July for breaching the European governing body's financial rules last season, including exceeding the permitted 80% of income on player wages.

UEFA had been in constructive discussions with Villa s

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