Overview
- On loan from Manchester United, Jadon Sancho is ineligible to face his parent club this weekend.
- Sancho has yet to start a Premier League match for Aston Villa and has no goals or assists in 13 appearances.
- Emery has publicly committed to giving Sancho a chance after the winter break, naming the Chelsea match as his first game back.
- New reporting says intermediaries have offered Sancho to Borussia Dortmund, Monaco and Como for January, while Villa sources insist he is expected to stay for the season; there is no recall clause, though a move could be arranged if another club takes him.
- Villa are progressing other attacking additions, including a reported January deal for Gremio forward Alysson, which could increase competition for minutes as Sancho's United contract runs down this season.