Overview

• Villa have taken Sancho on a loan with no obligation to buy and are set to cover about 80% of his wages, with achievable bonuses potentially lifting that to 100%.
• Manchester United retain a club option to extend Sancho’s contract by a year, preserving the possibility of a fee if his value rebounds after the loan.
• This is Sancho’s third loan away from United, coming after Chelsea paid a £5m penalty to avoid making his previous loan permanent.
• Sancho said Emery’s plan gave him belief and that Rashford’s positive experience at Villa influenced his decision to move.
• Reactions included Rio Ferdinand questioning the absence of a buy clause and Villa great Gabby Agbonlahor describing the deadline move as possibly a panic buy.