Axel Disasi will be unable to feature in Aston Villa's FA Cup fourth-round tie against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday night due to playing in the competition already this season for Chelsea.

The 26-year-old completed a loan move to Villa Park on Monday, signing with Unai Emery's side until the end of the season after rejecting interest from Spurs. But the Frenchman will be unable to debut for his new club this weekend when Villa welcome Ange Postecoglou's side to Villa Park.

FA Cup rules state that players cannot play for two different teams in the competition during the same season, with Disasi featuring for his parent club, Chelsea, in their 5-0 win over League Two outfit Morecambe. France international Disasi, who moved to Stamford Bridge in 2023, has made just six appearances in the Premier League for Chelsea in the first half of the campaign after falling down the pecking order under new manager Enzo Maresca.

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The defender's mid-season arrival at Villa Park followed that of Donyell Malen, Andres Garcia, Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio. Villa have an option to make Rashford’s stay permanent in the summer for £40m, while PSG are thought to be open to extending Asensio’s loan into next season.

Villa are currently 8th in the Premier League and have secured their place in the last sixteen of the Champions League.