Fulham and Aston Villa transfer 'collapses' as three other deals potentially affected

Carlos was a reported target for the Cottagers and the Villains rejected a bid for him earlier this month, whilst there was also interest from Saudi Arabia according to David Ornstein.

Fabrizio Romano last night revealed that talks collapsed between Villa and Fulham involving a deal for Carlos, and now they have turned their attention elsewhere.

Last night, The Athletic’s David Ornstein broke the news that Fulham had reached an agreement with Crystal Palace for Danish defender Joachim Anderson. A fee of around £30m including add-ons has been agreed, and now all parties are working to get the deal over the line. 

Manager Unai Emery last week confirmed that Carlos was considering the idea of leaving, but instead, he is fully committed for the upcoming season.

The 31-year-old was an unused substitute in the 2-1 win over West Ham, but last season played 38 games in all competitions. 

Speaking to BirminghamLive, he said: "Diego Carlos is completely with us. He was thinking maybe to think of leaving here in case we have a good offer from another team. 

"We were open, like with every player to listen. In this moment & today, he is with us. We are happy with him & his performances were good for us."

With Carlos now set to stay at Villa Park, deals for other players could now be at risk unless more player sales are made. Earlier this month, Sky Sports journalist Lyall Thomas said that Carlos' future needed to be decided before Villa could pursue a deal for Feyenoord's Lutsharel Geertruida.

The Telegraph also reported that should Carlos leave then Liverpool’s Joe Gomez was a potential target. Another back-up option was Chelsea’s Trevoh Chalobah according to Lyall Thomas, but Crystal Palace were also keen, as Newcastle United are pursuing a move for England international Marc Guehi.

At the weekend, Ezri Konsa and Pau Torres were the preferred centre-back partnership whilst Youri Tielemans and Amadou Onana were chosen as the defensive midfield pairing.

With Emery confirming Carlos is set to stay, he will now have to work hard to get a starting position, but with the club fighting in various competitions, he should get an opportunity with rotation key to keep players fresh.

Geertruida has been a name Villa have been strongly linked too whereas with Chalobah and Gomez, moves for them perhaps would have only taken place had Carlos departed.