JADON SANCHO HAS ended his long wait for a move away from Manchester United after he joined Aston Villa on loan until the end of the season.
The 25-year-old has joined Unai Emery’s side having spent last season on loan at Chelsea where he helped the club win the UEFA Conference League.
Sancho was not able to come to an agreement with Chelsea following the end of his loan spell, which meant to the west London club had to pay a £5m penalty, and he was also linked with a permanent move to Roma.
Sancho’s move to Villa means he follows in the footsteps of his former Manchester United team-mate Marcus Rashford who also made a temporary switch to Birmingham during the second half of last campaign.
Jadon Sancho will spend the remainder of 2025/26 on loan at Aston Villa.
Manchester United have also confirmed the signing of the highly-rated Antwerp goalkeeper Senne Lammens.
Ruben Amorim’s rebuilding Red Devils have been linked with a variety goalkeepers this summer and considered a number of different options.
Aston Villa’s Emiliano Martinez was among them but United have now agreed to pay Antwerp €21m, plus add-ons for 23-year-old shot-stopper Lammens.
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PA understands the deal does not include a sell-on clause and that the goalkeeper is travelling to Manchester to sign a five-year contract at Old Trafford until June 2030.
A warm United welcome to our new goalkeeper: Senne Lammens! 🧤🇧🇪
“I am extremely proud to be joining Manchester United,” Lammens said. “It is a real dream come true. The past few years have been an amazing journey; it’s now ended in an incredible destination and hopefully the beginning of something special.
“You can feel the positive atmosphere that is being created here, and I know that I can make a real impact at the club in the coming years. I cannot wait to get to know my team-mates and begin working with Ruben and the coaching staff. This is the perfect place to keep developing, grow together with this exciting team and achieve my career objectives.”
Quite what the move means for Andre Onana and Altay Bayindir remains to be seen.
Bayindir has started United’s opening three Premier League matches and endured some shaky moments. The Turkey international has been linked with a move back to his homeland.
Onana joined United from Inter Milan in 2023 for an initial €51m euros and endured a nightmare evening in last week’s Carabao Cup exit to League Two side Grimsby.
Rasmus Hojlund has completed a loan move to Napoli for the rest of the 2025/26 season.
Earlier this evening, Rasmus Hojlund joined Napoli on a season-long loan and Manchester United outcast Antony has finally sealed his return to Real Betis.
Ruben Amorim has spent the summer reshaping the squad in his image, with Marcus Rashford departing on loan to Barcelona and Alejandro Garnacho this weekend joining Chelsea for £40million.
Hojlund joined from Atalanta two years ago for £64m plus a potential £8m in add-ons, but the striker only scored 14 goals in 62 Premier League appearances.
The 22-year-old has now joined Napoli on loan, with the Serie A champions confirming the deal includes “an obligation to buy”.
That fee is believed to be 44 million euros (£38m) and comes into effect if Antonio Conte’s side qualify for the Champions League.
Hojlund is followed out of United by Antony, who signed from Ajax in 2022 in an eye-watering deal worth an initial 95 million euros (£82.1m) plus a potential five million euros (£4.3m) in add-ons.
The club’s second-most expensive signing of all-time has fallen well short of that lofty price tag, scoring 12 goals in 96 appearances and ending last season on loan at Betis.
The Brazil international shone for the Spanish side and, after protracted talks, has finally secured a permanent return to the club.
Antony has joined Betis for up to 25m euros (£21.6m) with United including a 50 per cent sell-on clause into the deal. United are not believed to have paid a settlement fee to the player.
Antony has moved to Real Betis in a permanent transfer.
We thank Antony for his efforts during his time as a Red and wish him the best of luck for the future 🤝
Unwanted left-back Tyrell Malacia has been linked to Spain with Elche, while Kobbie Mainoo last week saw a request to leave on loan rebuffed by head coach Ruben Amorim.
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Sancho joins Aston Villa on loan from Man Utd, Antony and Hojlund leave Old Trafford
LAST UPDATE | 1 Sep 2025
JADON SANCHO HAS ended his long wait for a move away from Manchester United after he joined Aston Villa on loan until the end of the season.
The 25-year-old has joined Unai Emery’s side having spent last season on loan at Chelsea where he helped the club win the UEFA Conference League.
Sancho was not able to come to an agreement with Chelsea following the end of his loan spell, which meant to the west London club had to pay a £5m penalty, and he was also linked with a permanent move to Roma.
Sancho’s move to Villa means he follows in the footsteps of his former Manchester United team-mate Marcus Rashford who also made a temporary switch to Birmingham during the second half of last campaign.
Manchester United have also confirmed the signing of the highly-rated Antwerp goalkeeper Senne Lammens.
Ruben Amorim’s rebuilding Red Devils have been linked with a variety goalkeepers this summer and considered a number of different options.
Aston Villa’s Emiliano Martinez was among them but United have now agreed to pay Antwerp €21m, plus add-ons for 23-year-old shot-stopper Lammens.
PA understands the deal does not include a sell-on clause and that the goalkeeper is travelling to Manchester to sign a five-year contract at Old Trafford until June 2030.
“I am extremely proud to be joining Manchester United,” Lammens said. “It is a real dream come true. The past few years have been an amazing journey; it’s now ended in an incredible destination and hopefully the beginning of something special.
“You can feel the positive atmosphere that is being created here, and I know that I can make a real impact at the club in the coming years. I cannot wait to get to know my team-mates and begin working with Ruben and the coaching staff. This is the perfect place to keep developing, grow together with this exciting team and achieve my career objectives.”
Quite what the move means for Andre Onana and Altay Bayindir remains to be seen.
Bayindir has started United’s opening three Premier League matches and endured some shaky moments. The Turkey international has been linked with a move back to his homeland.
Onana joined United from Inter Milan in 2023 for an initial €51m euros and endured a nightmare evening in last week’s Carabao Cup exit to League Two side Grimsby.
Earlier this evening, Rasmus Hojlund joined Napoli on a season-long loan and Manchester United outcast Antony has finally sealed his return to Real Betis.
Ruben Amorim has spent the summer reshaping the squad in his image, with Marcus Rashford departing on loan to Barcelona and Alejandro Garnacho this weekend joining Chelsea for £40million.
Hojlund joined from Atalanta two years ago for £64m plus a potential £8m in add-ons, but the striker only scored 14 goals in 62 Premier League appearances.
The 22-year-old has now joined Napoli on loan, with the Serie A champions confirming the deal includes “an obligation to buy”.
That fee is believed to be 44 million euros (£38m) and comes into effect if Antonio Conte’s side qualify for the Champions League.
Hojlund is followed out of United by Antony, who signed from Ajax in 2022 in an eye-watering deal worth an initial 95 million euros (£82.1m) plus a potential five million euros (£4.3m) in add-ons.
The club’s second-most expensive signing of all-time has fallen well short of that lofty price tag, scoring 12 goals in 96 appearances and ending last season on loan at Betis.
The Brazil international shone for the Spanish side and, after protracted talks, has finally secured a permanent return to the club.
Antony has joined Betis for up to 25m euros (£21.6m) with United including a 50 per cent sell-on clause into the deal. United are not believed to have paid a settlement fee to the player.
Unwanted left-back Tyrell Malacia has been linked to Spain with Elche, while Kobbie Mainoo last week saw a request to leave on loan rebuffed by head coach Ruben Amorim.
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