Jadon Sancho has left Manchester United on loan to join Aston Villa for the 2025-26 season, as his future beyond that remains open to discussion.

Aston Villa have officially announced the capture of Jadon Sancho on a season-long loan deal from Manchester United. The 25-year-old was primed to leave Old Trafford to take up a new challenge, and it appears Unai Emery’s side have found the formula to prise him away from the Red Devils.

Jadon Sancho’s future was a source of big frustration for those in charge at Manchester United. The attacker’s huge wages proved a massive stumbling block for the Red Devils to find a solution to the problem.

With questions over his future dragging on until deadline day, Aston Villa opened talks with Manchester United over a potential deal for the 25-year-old troublemaker. The Birmingham-based side have now found an agreement to take Sancho on loan for the duration of the 2025-26 season, with no signs of a buy option in place. There are bonuses involved in the deal as well as a loan fee.

As per David Ornstein, Manchester United retain the option of extending Sancho’s deal by another season, and looking at the optics, they might consider it, especially if the winger performs to his expected levels during the season.

Aston Villa agreed a deal with Manchester United earlier in the day, and now they have officially announced the capture. The deal will represent a big coup for Unai Emery’s side, particularly after their dreadful showings so far this season, especially in the final third. They also lost a few attackers, as Sancho’s arrival would improve their ideas on the attacking side of things.

Jadon Sancho’s move a good deal for Manchester United

As per Ben Jacobs, Aston Villa have agreed to pay 80% of Sancho’s wages. Meanwhile, he also states that the bonuses involved in the deal, as well as the loan fee, would ensure Villa are very close to paying the winger’s full wages, which might seem like a win-win situation for Manchester United.

There remains the question of whether Manchester United will activate the option to extend in Sancho’s deal before its stipulated deadline. By doing so, they might have to deal with the winger’s situation once again next summer, although, should Sancho perform admirably well, they could recoup a good fee in 2026. While those questions are for a later part, for now, all eyes will be on the winger and his performances for Aston Villa in the current season.